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Very nice Collection of Three Cypriot Pottery Flasks. Catalog:Pottery:Hellenistic: stock #668332 First : Terracotta burnished slip juglet “ Bilbil “Upturned, this juglet resemble an opium poppy capsule. Vertical slits that allow the narcotic sap to be collected are rendered on the body in either applied clay or paint. Some archaeologists suggest that the Juglet distinctive shape advertised its narcotic contents. Although opium's anesthetic properties were recognized in antiquity and the drug is mentioned in Egyptian medical texts, chemical analyses have yet to confirm that Base Ring juglets in fact contained opiates. Very Good Condition, H: 14.5 cm Second: Also Cypriot Base Ring flask with white paint still evident all around the graceful body of the vessels In excellent condition, H: 14 cm Third: Black burnished slip decorated flask in very good condition, small minor chip All three flaks found together in Bethlehem H.12cm Imported to the Holy Land from Cyprus in ancient times. Found Price including: Certificate of Authenticity, Shipping “one week delivery, door to door , three metal or Plexiglas stands and Export approval from the antiquities authority in Israel . Questions Toll Free No: 1-866-420-4833.from U.S.A. to Jerusalem. ****Job 33:6 {Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.} ****Jeremiah 18:1-10 {But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.} BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCES: . 1-Harvard University -The Cesnola Collection, Semitic Museum . 2-University at Albany Cypriot Collection. 3- ** Bible Lands p.39 Eyewitness Guide – British Museum. |
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