Early Bronze Age II Amphora with Original Ladle

Holy Land Pre AD 1000: item #769109
1492

Early Bronze Age II Amphora with original Ladle calcified into mouth of vessel, circa 3000 - 2750 BCE. Purchased in Israel in 1980s. Globular in form with funnel-shaped mouth, a horned handle on either side. Intact and heavily encrusted with earthen deposits, in great condition. 21 1/2" high.

HOLY LAND TERRACOTTA BOWL - ROMAN PERIOD

Holy Land: Christian Pre AD 1000: item #763702
2329

An extremely nice terracotta bowl excavated in Israel and dated 1st - 3rd century AD, the Roman Period. The bowl measures 18.1 cm in diameter and 4.9 cm high. The clay is an orange color with a red slip and there is a raised ring base. Shipping is free and the bowl is in excellent condition.

Plates, oil lamps and bowls were in daily use in the ancient world and were also frequently utilized as funerary objects for use i... Click for details

HOLY LAND TERRACOTTA BOWL - ROMAN PERIOD

Holy Land Pre AD 1000: item #763467
2328

A Holy Land terracotta bowl excavated in Israel and dated 1st - 3rd century AD, the Roman Period. The bowl measures 16.2 cm in diameter and 4.1 cm high. The clay is an orange color with a red slip and there are two almost invisible cracks and two chips on the rim. There is a low ring base and shipping is free. The bowl is in very good condition.

Terracotta means baked clay and this type of pottery was used extensively t... Click for details

ISLAMIC OIL LAMP EX. ISRAEL - FREE SHIPPING

Holy Land Pre AD 1000: item #763448
2324

Holy Land terracotta teapot-style or Islamic-type oil lamp excavated in Israel and dated ca. 1000 AD, the Arab Period. The lamp measures 9.1 cm in length and 4.9 cm in height. The clay is a brown color and portions are covered with a light desert patina. The base is flat and there is a small chip on the rim. Shipping is free and the lamp is in excellent condition.

These teapot lamps were made in this form so as to exten... Click for details

HOLY LAND TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP - QUITE DIFFERENT

Holy Land Pre AD 1000: item #763144
2323

A Holy Land terracotta oil lamp of the teapot-style or Islamic-type discovered in Israel and dated ca. 1000 AD, the Arab Period. The clay is an orange color and is covered with a heavy desert patina. The lamp measures 9 cm in length and 5.3 cm in height. There are raised horizontal lines as decoration on the body and the base is flat. There are no cracks, chips or holes and the lamp is in excellent condition.

These teap... Click for details

HOLY LAND BRONZE MEDICAL/COSMETIC SPOON

Holy Land: Christian Pre AD 1000: item #762715
2305

A very nice Holy Land bronze cosmetic/medicine spoon discovered in Israel and dated 37 BC - 50 AD, the Herodian Era of the Roman Period. The article was broken in antiquity and this portion is in excellent condition. The decorations are bands and lines and the piece is covered with a pleasant green patina and a slight dirt encrustation.

This spoon was used for the preparation or application of cosmetics and/or medicines... Click for details

EXTREMELY RARE TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP EX ISRAEL

Holy Land Pre AD 1000: item #757126
2292

A very unique Samaritan-type mould-made terracotta oil lamp discovered in Israel and dated ca. 400 AD, the Late Roman or Early Byzantine Period. The clay is a light orange color with a slight dirt covering and the lamp measures 8.85 cm. The concave sides of the nozzle are decorated with a ladder design and a branch design is found on the shoulders. There is a knob handle and a ring base with a dot in the center. A trench nozzle runs to the wick-hole and the discus was not broken to prevent impur... Click for details

HOLY LAND OIL LAMP - EARLY CHRISTIAN PERIOD

Holy Land: Christian Pre AD 1000: item #756278
1230

A splendid terracotta oil lamp excavated near Jerusalem and dated 1st - 4th century AD, the Early Christian Period. The lamp measures 6.81 cm and the clay is a light orange color. There is a slightly chipped raised ring around the filler-hole and the bottom has a maker's mark in the form of a diamond and two chevrons. Shipping is free and the lamp is in excellent condition.

Terracotta items were used extensively through... Click for details

Cypriotic Terracotta Pilgrim's Flask

Holy Land: Christian Pre AD 1000: item #753693
BAWK

Rare form! Ancient Cypriotic Terracotta Pilgrim's Flask, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1550-1200 B.C. As evidenced by the series of concentric circles in a style often referred to as a “target” flask, this vessel was manufactured in Cyprus, but for export to the Holy Land, with circular flattened body, loop handles and a cylindrical neck. What's particularly unique about this example is the attached, shallow receiving bowl. 7-1/2"L x 4"W x 2"D, intact/in generally excellent condition, with surface enc... Click for details

Very Nice, Intact Holyland Pottery Juglet - Iron Age II

Holy Land: Phoenician Pre AD 1000: item #751076
IM-30808a

This is a very fine, rare example of holyland pottery dating to the Iron Age II Phase, circa 1000 - 900 BC.

Formed with a bulbous, spherical body and tapered, long neck, the handle attached at the centre of the body and the centre of the neck. Typically, this type of juglet is rendered in burnished blackware, and this one is made from tan, redware. ... Click for details