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A CANAANITE ALABASTER OINTMENT JAR Catalog:Stone and Marble:Holy Land: stock #1332513 c. 2nd Millennium BCE Carved from a solid piece of alabaster, this jar once contained someone's ointments or other medicaments, a very precious and necessary commodity in the ancient world. This example is composed of a squat piriform body and a wide everted rim outside a central depression leading to the mouth of the vessel, although they can be found in a variety of forms. Found in Bethlehem. In very good condition. Minor chips to rim of jar. 4.57 x 4.82 cm (1.8 x 1.9 inches) Custom Display Stand, Worldwide Shipping and Certificate of Authenticity Included in Price. Export Approval from the Israel Antiquities Authority. Bibliography: Dayaji-Mendels, Michal, “Perfumes and Cosmetics in the Ancient World” (Jerusalem, 1996), pg. 16 |
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