Large Holyland Cypriot Decorated Pottery Bilbil 1550 BC
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Imported Cypriot Terra Cotta jug “Bilbil”, Found in the Holy Land. (Time of Mosses) Late Bronze Age 1550-1200 BC. Excellent condition, a few small chips, see photos (to be expected), Intact and very Rare. During the Late Bronze Age jugs known as “bilbils” were imported into Canaan. Analysis of substances found inside some of them has shown that they were used to hold the drug opium. The shape of the jug is strikingly like that of an upturned poppy head. This is a superb and robust example of these well documented imported ancient pitchers.
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TerraCotta Monochrome Pyxis Late Bronze Age 1550-1200BC
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Terra-Cotta Monochrome Pyxis, Late Bronze Age 1550-1200 B.C. Decorated painted brown circles around neck and body, two small pierced handles . Late Canaanite, Early Israelite Period. (Time of Moses) This charming pyxis perhaps originally contained cosmetics such as kohl for the eyes. It links us in an intimate way with some ancient lives, otherwise long forgotten. Centuries ago, human hands shaped this vessel, decorated it, filled it with some commodity, sold it, purchased it, used it daily. We have no clue who those individuals were, except that they touched this pyxis. When we place our hands where theirs once rested, we become, if only for a brief moment, part of its history. Remarkable condition, intact with no restoration. This is one of the best examples of this type we have ever seen. Bibliography: Amiran, Ruth, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Rutgers University Press, 1970. Size: 110mm H x 155mm W.
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Extremely Rare Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware Jug Holy Land
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Pre AD 1000 item# 377322
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Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware (also spelt Tell el-Yehudiyah or Tell el-Yahudiyeh, often abbreviated TEY) is a distinctive ceramic ware of the late Middle Bronze Age / Second Intermediate Period. The ware takes its name from its type site at Tell el-Yehudiyeh in the eastern Nile Delta of Egypt, and is also found in a large number of Levantine and Cypriot sites. It was first recognised as a distinctive ware by Flinders Petrie during his excavation of the type site.
The ware first appears in strata dating to the MBIIA period, reaching the peak of its popularity in the MBIIB-C periods when it is encountered very frequently in contemporaneous Canaanite and Delta sites. The last vestigial expressions of this ware die out during the LBI period.
Fabric and technique: The clay used in Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware is normally grey or light-brown in colour, with numerous gritty inclusions.
Decoration: Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware is characterised by its distinctive mode of decoration, applied after slipping and burnishing, and created by repeatedly "pricking" the surface of the vessel with a small sharp object to create a large variety of geometric designs ('puncturing' according to some writers - not a completely accurate description of the process, as it appears to have been the potters' intention not to 'puncture' or 'pierce' the vessel wall, but merely to make a series of small impressions or dents). These designs appear in the form of lines, stripes, triangles, squares and - very occasionally - circles. Vessels of Tell el-Yeduiyeh Ware frequently have a dark surface (the burnished slip varying from brownish-black, to grey, to yellowish), the multiple holes often being filled with chalk or lime, the contrasting white material making the surface design even more dramatic.
Morphology: Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware is primarily seen in the form of juglets, but also includes a large variety of zoomorphic (animal-shaped) vessels and even some shaped like fruit.
Distribution: Well-represented in the Nile Valley up into Nubia (though primarily in the eastern Nile Delta of Egypt), the southern portion of Canaan, the north coast of Canaan, the Phoenician and Syrian coasts and the island of Cyprus (primarily the eastern regions). Not presently found in inland Syria.
Discussion / significance: Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware forms a very useful diagnostic indicator for the MBIIB-C period especially. Many ceramicists see the form of the Tell el-Yehudiyeh juglet as being firmly grounded in earlier Canaanite ceramic traditions, able to be traced back to earlier prototypes such as the juglets from Tomb A at Jericho [Amiran 1970:120].
Bibliography: Amiran, Ruth, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Rutgers University Press, 1970
~~ A superb and extremely rare example of this well documented pottery style. Intact and unrestored, superb condition a really lovely piece. Size: 125mm x 105mm
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Oil Lamps of the Holy Land by Noam Adler - Softcover
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OIL LAMPS OF THE HOLY LAND By Noam Adler, collection compiled by Stephen Adler. Beautifully illustrated collection of more than 1,000 ancient oil lamps in the Adler Collection of Jerusalem, which is currently featured in a major exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem. This is a remarkable collection of lamps from 2200 B.C. up to the Crusader Period. Softcover, 180 pages (315mm x 220mm), Printed in Israel, ISBN: 9655551660 - Slight tears on the spine cover and bumping on corners in shipping. Otherwise Brand New. A wonderful reference book for anyone interested in selling or collecting ancient oil lamps. Please note these books are in good condition, but do have the defects indicated above and are discounted by around 30% to clear.
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Gorgeous Terracotta Amphoriskos Early Bronze Age 2150BC
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Gorgeous Terracotta Amphoriskos from the Early Bronze Age period 3150 - 2150 BC. This choice piece was found near Jerusalem. The Early bronze Age Period was the time of tribes and the unifying of Egypt. The Old Kingdom in Egypt, the period when the pyramids were built, a great and splendid age, came to its end in a natural disaster. The end of the Early Bronze Age or Old Kingdom in Egypt is the time of the momentous events connected with the story of the patriarch Abraham, and described in the Book of Genesis as the overturning of the plain. Reference: Amiran R, Ancient pottery of the Holy Land. 88mm x 85mm Superb Condition.
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Set of 2 Juglets Iron Age III, 800-586 BC from Holyland
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Set of Two Terracotta Juglets from the time of King Solomon. These juglets would have been in use around the time of the completion and worship at the Temple of King Solomon (825 BC). This majestic temple held, amongst other priceless antiquities, the Ark of the Covenant. Iron Age III, 800-586 BC. The orange terra-cotta example also has a small area that exhibits three black painted horizontal lines, very rare. Condition: Very good. Height: 95mm + 90mm Reference Amiran R, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land.
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Superb Juglet Jerusalem Iron Age I 1200 - 930 BC
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Time of the Kings of Israel. Lovely Terra-Cotta Juglet discovered in Jerusalem and would have been used to fill the oil lamps that lit the homes in Jerusalem during the period of Early Iron Age 1200 - 930 BC. 1230 BC: Hebrew leeader Joshua conquers part of Palestine - 1125 BC: the Canaanites are definitely defeated by the Hebrews
1020 BC: the Hebrew King Saul defeats the Philistines and unifies Israel with capital in Jerusalem - 1000 BC: David succeeds Saul H 80mm x W 60mm superb, intact and unrstored.
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