Height approximately 17.2 cm. A soft chip at the tip spout. In good condition.

Chinese Tang dynasty Changsha ware small jar. 7,5 cm diameter. 5 cm high. Good condition.

GLASS CUP
ROMAN PERIOD, 1st - 2nd Cent. AD

Dimensions:
Height: 9 cm
Diameter: 7 cm

Condition: Professional repair at the lower part of the body hard to see.

Found in Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

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PERFUME POTTERY JAR
Holy Land, Canaanite, biblical Middle Bronze Age, 1850 - 1550 BC
Time of Abraham
Double-shaped handle, flat base with some ancient paint pigments around the body!

Dimensions:
Height: 12 cm

Diameter: 8.5 cm
Height on stand: 15.6 cm

Condition: Handle/Neck professionally repaired hard to see otherwise intact

Found in Hebron "City of Abraham" south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

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