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Terracotta Stirrup Jar - P.2338
Origin: Beit Shemesh, Israel
Circa: 1500
BC
to 1250
BC
Dimensions:
5.5" (14.0cm) high
x 3.75" (9.5cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Style: Late Bronze Age
Medium: Terracotta
£9,000.00
Location: UAE
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Description |
This elegant shaped stirrup vessel is of
a type
often associated with ancient Mycenae on
the
Greek mainland. As there was thriving
trade
during the Late Bronze Age between the
various
cultures of the eastern Mediterranean,
it is very
possible that the jar originated there
and
traveled to ancient Palestine filled
with precious
oil or wine. Graceful in form, with bold
yet
simple decoration, it reminds us of
mankind's
age-old desire to surround himself with
a beauty
that outshines mere function. Whose
hands
might have held it so long ago we can
only
guess, yet the connection is a direct
one between
our age and theirs.
- (P.2338)
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