Iron Age Terracotta Jug - P.0170 Origin: Israel Circa: 900
BC
to 700
BC Dimensions:5.5" (14.0cm) high x 2.5" (6.4cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Biblical Medium: Terracotta
Created in 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 Samuel anointed
Saul king of Israel. Whatever its past,
we are aware that it 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.0170)