Created during the age of David and
Solomon,
this simple but charming vessel glows
with the
rich patina of history. Who can say
through
whose hands it might have passed
centuries ago?
It was perhaps from such a jug that
Solomon
anointed Saul king of Israel. Whatever
its past,
we are aware that is was crafted by
ancient
hands, held and used by people who lived
in a
time and place much different from our
own. The
energy of those vanished lives clings to
it still
and sets our imaginations stirring.
- (P.2769)