The globular body rising to a firm and graceful neck. Originally, such a vessel would have contained perfumes, perhaps the scent of roses that bloomed in Egypt or jasmine from Persia. Time has compensated for the loss of its ancient contents by giving it a silvery patina, the color of a moonlit sea. As we admire its graceful elegance, we cannot help but imagine the woman who tipped its contents onto her fingers long ago. From such an image as this, we can reconstruct an entire vanished world.

Height: 14.5 cm - Width: 5 cm

Condition: Intact, not repaire and not restored

Found near Jerusalem, Holy Land