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HUGE terracotta Holy Land oil or wine jug, FOUND IN JERUSALEM. c. 1200 - 800 BC. Amazing desert sand patina. Stands 150 mm (6 inches) tall! A magnificent display-piece with graceful, pinched spout. Intact--no restoration. Ex-Hamedian Galleries, Jerusalem. #5981: $375 SOLD
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Holy Land, c. 1500-800 BC. Tall terracotta oil vase / vial. Measures 4 3/4 inches tall. Flat, heavy base makes it very stable standing on its own. Would look great with some dried flowers inside! $125 SOLD
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Holy Land, c. 1500- 800 BC. Beautiful two-handled terracotta cooking-pot. FOUND IN JERUSALEM. Made for hanging over a stove. Small restoration to one of the handles and spout... nearly invisible. A charming piece, 100 mm (3 3/4") across x 75 mm (3") tall. Ex-Hamedian Galleries, Jerusalem. #5953: $325 SOLD
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Holy Land pottery dipper-cups, c. 3200-2200 BC. Clobular in shape, with flat bases, flared rims and thick, round-sectioned handles. measure 70-120 mm tall. ref: Amirian, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. A fantastic group! #tl679: $300 each.
Judaea, Herodian period, circa "year zero", c. 1st Century BC/AD. Roman terracotta jar with globular body, short neck and flared mouth. H: 2 3/4" (7 cm). Intact, light deposits. A pleasing example! Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Jerusalem. #861207: $250 SOLD 
Holy Land, Early Bronze Age, c. 3100 – 2900 BC. Terracotta jar with globular body, short neck and thick rim. Surfaces somewhat burned in antiquity! H: 4" (10.2 cm). Light earthen deposits. Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Old City, Jerusalem. #861205: $199 SOLD 
Holy Land, c. 1,850 - 1,550 BC. Middle Bronze age terracotta juglet, with cylindrical body and flat base. The shoulder is sharply defined and the neck very narrow with outward turned rim. The single handle is divided by a deep groove. Earthen encrustation. 5 1/8" (13 cm) tall. Ex-Southern California collection. A very neat and interesting piece. #0910-137: $299 SOLD 
Old Testament-period Holy Land offering dish, 1st millennium BC. Nice little buff dish with straight walls and circular foot. Some repair. 100 mm (4") diameter. Neat piece. #271050: $175 SOLD 
Holy Land, c.1200 – 800 BC. Old Testament-period, late Bronze Age. Nice ceramic single-handle oil dispenser or juglet. The body squat and cylindrical with constricted neck, double-row handle and flared mouth with flattened rim. Intact, minor age cracks on base. 3 3/4". A very interesting vessel. Ex Los Angeles collection. #AH2002: $299 SOLD 
Holy Land. Iron Age, c. 1000 - 600 BC. Nice black-ware juglet. The body rounded with knob on bottom, the neck tubular and lightly flared, single handle at side. H: 4 1/2" (11.4 cm). Handle re-attached, the surfaces with heavy earthen deposits. Doesn't come with stand. Ex Dr. Gilles collection, Germany, acquired prior to 1970. #AH2008: $150 SOLD 
Holy Land. Bronze Age, c. 2000 - 1550 BC. Terracotta juglet. missing the base and repaired from pieces, Heavily encrusted with earthen deposits. H: 2 3/4" (6.9 cm). Ex Dr. Gilles collection, Germany, acquired prior to 1970. An interesting and inexpensive example. #AH2009: $99 SOLD 
Holy Land, c. 1200 - 800 BC. Nice small ceramic bowl. Likely used for serving tabletop seasonings such as salt. Nice rounded form with round foot. Dia: 3 1/8" (78 mm), H: 1 7/8" (47 mm). Intact with heavy earthen depositsl some losses to bottom of base. ex-Los Angeles, CA collection. #AG2018: $150 SOLD 
Holy Land, c. 1,000 - 600 BC. Excellent large creme buff terracotta pitcher. Of nice, heavy construction, completely intact but with some minor chipping to rim. Earthen encrustation. 6" (15.2 cm) tall. Ex Midwest collection. Excellent display piece! #0910-141: $599 SOLD 
Holy Land, Early Bronze Age, c. 3100 - 2900 BC. Interesting large terracotta amphoriskos, with globular body and tall spout, a small lug handle to either side. H: 6" (15.3 cm). Intact with light earthen encrustation. Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Old City, Jerusalem. #861202: $475 SOLD 
Old Testament-period Holy Land. Early Bronze Age Judaea, c. 3000-2500 BC. Very early single-handled round-bodied flask. Top of handle repaired, rest lost in antiquity. Near raised design elements on body. H: 8 cm (3 1/4"). Found during the Hebrew Union College Biblical and Archaeological School's 1970 excavations at Gezer, Israel. ex-Asheville, NC collection. #AH2140: $99 SOLD 
Holy Land. Bronze Age, Old Testament period, c. 2000 – 1200 BC. Large terracotta juglet from the Holy Land. With ovoid body, rounded bottom, flared spout and loop handle. H: 5" (13 cm). Nice color, light deposits. Photographed propped-up on ring base (not included, but one can be provided for an additional $6). Ex Brauns collection, Southern California. #AH2226: $250 SOLD 
Palestine, Early Bronze Age, c. 3100 - 2900 BC. Nice terracotta amphoriskos, with net pattern painted in red around the bottom portion. Some minor rim chipping. H: 4 1/4" (10.8 cm). A very attractive example of early pottery from the Holy Land! Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Old City, Jerusalem. #861206: $375 SOLD 
 Holy Land. Old Testament period. Iron Age, c. 1000-600 BC. Terracotta single-handled bottle. With squat body, narrow foot and tall neck and loop handle. H: 4 1/4" (11 cm). Well-preserved with earthen and mineral deposits. Ex Brauns collection, Southern California. #AH2278: $250 SOLD  Hellenistic Greek, c. 3rd-2nd century BC. Ceramic bottle, found in the Holy Land! With rounded body, tall neck and flared rim. H: 8.5 mm (3 1/4"). Gray surfaces with heavy earthen deposits. Acquired from a New York estate, purchased at auction in 1970. More photos available upon request. #AG2173: $199 SOLD  Holy Land. Hellenistic period, c. 2nd – 1st Century BC. Great pottery two-handled bottle. With flat ring base, narrow neck and graceful form. Nice deep orange color under heavy earthen deposits. H: 3 3/8" (8.5 cm). Ex collection of John Hibner, acquired in Turkey during military service in the 1960's. #AH2279: $250 SOLD  Eastern Mediterranean, c. 7th - 9th Century AD. Great grey-ware amphora. The body near round, the base tapering to a disk foot. The neck is narrow with collared mouth and thick lip, the handles joining just below the collar from the shoulder. H: 10 3/4" (27.3 cm). Intact with light deposits. A few areas of iron staining, perhaps from the chain which supported the stopper or held it onto the deck of a ship. Ex Donald Simmounds collection, UK. A very attractive display-piece! #AH2222: $750 SOLD  Holy Land. Iron Age, c. 1000-600 BC. Neat miniature ceramic juglet. With rounded body, flared spout and single small loop handle. H: 5.5 cm (2 1/8"). Dark gray color, light earthen deposits. With tall metal base. With base stands 15.4 cm (6") tall. ex-Glendale, CA private collection, purchased in the Holy Land in the 1960's-1970's. #AH2302: $250 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Small terracotta unguentarium, the type commonly used as an oil vessel for oil lamp oil. Simple form with rounded body, flattened foot, and long neck with flared rim. Intact save for minor rim chips. Light earthen deposits. H: 7.1 cm (2 7/8"). ex-Spanish private collection. #AR3049: $250 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD. Nice handled juglet with loop handle and flared mouth. A type commonly used to store oil for oil lamps. H: 4 1/2" (11.6 cm). Intact, with heavy earthen deposits. Ex Costa-Mejia collection, California. A nice display piece. #AH2383: $250 SOLD  Holy Land, Middle Bronze Age, c. 2000 - 1700 BC. Great ceramic juglet. The body of inverted piriform shape with pointed bottom, the neck narrow and short with wide rounded rim and single loop handle. Nice grey slipped and burnished surfaces. H: 3 3/4" (9.5cm). Light deposits. Comes with acrylic ring base. Ex Superior Stamp and Coin, Beverly Hills. #AH2353: $375 SOLD  Hellenistic Greek, c. 3rd-2nd century BC. Ceramic bottle, found in Judaea! With rounded body, tall neck and flared rim. Nice reddish color with earthen deposits. H: 10.5 cm (4 1/8"). Very old inked tag on base reads "Judaea, Hellenistic Period C. 330 BC". Acquired from a New York estate, purchased at auction in 1970. #AG2177: $225 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, 4th - 5th Century AD. Cute ceramic miniature amphora. With grooved neck and thick pad base, two loop handles. H: 3 5/8" (9 cm). Intact with light deposits, sturdy construction. Ex Howard collection, Southern California. #AH2354: $199 SOLD  Bronze Age. Anatolia, c. 2000 - 1550 BC. Rare Minyan-ware ceramic pitcher. With dark grey-black burnished surfaces and light deposits. H: 6 1/4" (16 cm). Repaired with missing piece on one side (not photographed, can send photo of opposite side on request). Ex Malter Galleries, Encino, CA. #AH2334: $199 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Nice terracotta unguentarium, the type commonly used as an oil vessel for oil lamp oil. Simple form with with squat ovoid body, a long cylindrical neck and wide, flat rim. H: 5 3/8 in (13.7 cm). Intact and nicely preserved, with earthen and mineral deposits. Ex Reed collection, UK, acquired in the 1930’s-40's. #AR3226: $275 SOLD  Holy Land, New Testament Period, around the time of Jesus Christ and Herod the Great, circa Year Zero, 37 BC to early 1st century AD. Wonderful round-bodied Herodian juglet. In an excellent state of preservation with light earthen deposits. H: 3 3/4"; W: 3". Ex Marysville, WA collection. #AH2483: $350 SOLD  Holy Land, Old Tetament Period. Middle Bronze Age, c. 1700-1250 BC. Nice ceramic pottery drinking vessel. Measures 4" x 3 1/2", with heavy earthen and mineral deposits. Ex New York City private collection, collected before 1999. #AH2559: $250 SOLD  Holy Land, Old Tetament Period. Middle Bronze Age, c. 1700-1250 BC. Nice ceramic pottery drinking vessel. Measures 3 3/4" x 3", with light earthen deposits. Ex New York City private collection, collected before 1999. #AH2560: $250 SOLD  Holy Land, Bronze Age, c. 1500 - 1250 BC. Large terracotta pyxis or cooking pot, the body squat with vertical sides, short necked with outward turned lip. A thick loop handle to either side. Intact and an attractive, elegant form. W: 11 cm (4 1/4"); H: 8 cm (3 1/8"). From the collection of James DiBella, New York, NY, acquired from Khader M. Baidun, Israel. #AH2235: $450 SOLD |
Canaanite, c. 1730-1550 BC. Small buff juglet with rounded base and single handle. Intact with nice grey coloration and heavy earthen encrustation. As-found! 87 mm (3 1/2") tall. Interesting piece! #271027: $225 SOLD
Old Testament-period Holy Land. Bronze Age Judaea, Third Millennium BC. A gorgeous red-ware bowl. Lots of original red pigment overall, and brush-marks still visible in the center. Delicate eggshell construction, only one piece of expert restoration to part of the rim. A great piece with great charm! 130 mm (5 1/8") diameter. Found in Jerusalem! Ex-Hamedian Galleries, Jerusalem. #90916-6055: $325 SOLD 
Old Testament-period Judaea, Middle Bronze Age II, 2000-1550 BC. A lovely single-handled terracotta drinking cup. FOUND IN JERUSALEM. Expertly repaired along ancient break lines, with a lovely desert-sand tone. Measures 90 x 80 mm (3 1/2 x 3 1/8"). Ex-Hamedian Galleries, Jerusalem. #90914-5999: $250 SOLD 
Ancient Holy Land, Judaea. Bronze Age, c. 1500-1200 BC. Nice terracotta juglet. Beautiful form, with rounded body and single, sweeping handle. Intact with some earthen encrustation. Stands 96 mm (3 3/4") tall. Very nice! #901270: $299 SOLD 
Judaea, Herodian period, circa "year zero", c. 1st Century BC/AD. Small Roman terracotta jar. With round body, short neck and flared mouth. H: 3 1/8" (8 cm). Minor chip at bottom, light earthen deposits. Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Jerusalem. #861208: $250 SOLD 
Ancient Holy Land, Judaea. Bronze Age, c. 2000-1500 BC. Small terracotta juglet. Wide body and arched handle comprised of two fused "straps". Some restoration. 84x87 mm (3 1/4 x 3 5/16"). #901269: $199 SOLD 
Holy Land. Iron Age, c. 1000 - 600 BC. Shallow terracotta bowl with low ring base and flattened rim. Dia: 4 7/8" (12.4 cm). Intact with age crack and some internal pitting, earthen deposits. Ex Dr. Gilles collection, Germany, acquired prior to 1970. #AH2010: $135 SOLD 
A large and attractive Holy Land red slipped terracotta bowl, 3rd Millennium BC, hand modeled with flat base. Intact with a small raised decorative device on the rim. Nice red slip with some burnishing on the outside. Large piece, 9" diameter, stands 4" tall. A very nice and well-preserved early terracotta bowl! Could still be used to hold fruit, decorations or other lightweight displayable items in the home! Ex-Touma Dabbah Collection, acquired in the 1960's. #1210166: $350 SOLD 
Holy Land. Edomite, c. 2100-1400 BC. Land of Edom, southern Jordan. A huge and marvelous "chocolate on white ware" amphora, with small flared foot, loop handles, short cylindrical neck and flared mouth. The shoulder and neck decorated with zigzag devices and bands, hatches around the rim. H: 8 1/2" (21.6 cm). Earthen deposits throughout. Ex Tachner collection, purchased at the Ariadne gallery in 1980. #AH2109: $750 SOLD 
Holy Land. Edomite, c. 2100-1400 BC. Land of Edom, southern Jordan. An absolutely huge Holy Land "chocolate on white ware" cup, with narrow flared foot, the sides of the vessel decorated with two vertical bands with wave motif, bands above and below. 5 5/8" x 6 3/4" (14.3 x 17.1 cm). Ex Tachner collection, purchased at the Ariadne gallery in 1980. #AH2110: $750 SOLD 
Holy Land. Canaanite, Late Bronze Age, c. 1530 - 1480 BC. Excellent "chocolate and white ware" jar. With very nice painted geometric decoration around the body. H: 3 1/4" (8.2cm). Ex-Rice collection, Southern California. #AH2184: $650 SOLD 
Old Testament Period. Ancient Cypriot, c. 1550-1200 BC. Great tall single-handled base ring flask. With graceful form, small flared lip and high-arching handle. Small ring foot.. Small raised veryical linear design on front. H: 115 mm (4 1/2"). Found during the Hebrew Union College Biblical and Archaeological School's 1970 excavations at Gezer, Israel. ex-Asheville, NC collection. #AH2139: $325 SOLD 
Holy Land, Bronze Age, c. 1500 - 1250 BC. Nice terracotta pyxis or cooking pot, the body squat with indented sides, short necked with outward turned lip. A thick loop handle to either side. Intact and an attractive form. W: 9.6 cm (3 3/4"); H: 7 cm (2 5/8"). Heavy earthen deposits. From the collection of James DiBella, New York, NY, acquired from Khader M. Baidun, Israel. More photos available upon request. #AH2232: $450 SOLD 
 Holy Land. Old Testament period. Bronze Age, c. 2000 - 1500 BC. Terracotta single-handle juglet. With ovoid body, rounded bottom and ring handle. H: 3 1/4" (8.5 cm). Well-preserved with heavy earthen deposits. Ex Brauns collection, Southern California. #AH2277: $199 SOLD  Holy Land. Middle Bronze Age, c. 1850-1550 BC. Great terracotta drinking cup. Beautiful form, with small circular foot and large mouth with flared rim. H: 73 mm (2 7/8"), Dia: 10 cm (4 inches). Cf. Amiran's Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land in the Middle Bronze section under "Goblets and Chalices" on page 97, plate 5. Comes with metal stand. Ex-Oldsmar estate. #AH2237: $399 SOLD  Holy Land. Herodian period, c. 1st century BC-early 1st century AD. Nice ceramic bottle used for olive oil. Simple design, with tall neck, slightly flared rim and rounded bottom. Reddish color with light earthen deposits. H: 10.5 cm (4 1/4"). Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Via Dolorosa, Old City, Jerusalem. #AH2287: $199 SOLD  Holy Land. Old Testament period. Bronze Age, c. 2000 - 1500 BC. Terracotta two-handled bottle. With ovoid body, flat bottom and two ring handles flaking a flared mouth. H: 4 5/8" (11.5 cm). Well-preserved with earthen and mineral deposits. Ex Brauns collection, Southern California. #AH2276: $250 SOLD  Holy Land. Late Hellenistic period, c. 1st Century BC. Nice "spindle bottle" oil vessel for oil lamp oil. Well-preserved with dark slip around the mouth and top of the neck. Nice example of this popular and very traditional shape. About 6 7/8 in (17.5 cm) in height. Light deposits. Ex Los Angeles private collection. #AG2241: $275 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Nice terracotta unguentarium, the type commonly used as an oil vessel for oil lamp oil. Simple form with rounded body, flattened foot, and long neck with flared rim. Intact and nicely preserved, with light earthen deposits. H: 10.2 cm (4 inches). ex-Spanish private collection. #AR3050: $299 SOLD  Hellenistic Greek, c. 3rd-2nd century BC. Ceramic bottle, found in Judaea! With rounded body, tall neck and flared rim. Off-white color with traces of original orange and brown slip. H: 10.3 cm (4 inches). Very old inked tag on base reads "Judaea, Hellenistic Period C. 330 BC". Acquired from a New York estate, purchased at auction in 1970. #AG2176: $225 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Nice terracotta unguentarium, the type commonly used as an oil vessel for oil lamp oil. Simple form with rounded body, flattened foot, and long neck with flared rim. Remains of black slip around the top of the spout now turned a light brick red. H: 4 1/4" (10.7 cm). Intact and nicely preserved, with light earthen deposits. Ex Los Angeles, CA private collection. #AG2247: $299 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Nice terracotta unguentarium, the type commonly used as an oil vessel for oil lamp oil. Simple form with ovoid body, flattened foot, and long neck with flared rim. Traces of black slip around the top of the neck. Intact and nicely preserved, with earthen deposits. H: 5" (12.5 cm). Ex Costa-Mejia collection, California. #AH2384: $250 SOLD  Holy Land. Bronze Age, c. 3000 - 2500 BC. Large terracotta spouted jar. The body rounded with flattened bottom, the neck short with flared mouth, a single pouring spout on shoulder opposite a small round handle. 4 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in (11.2 x 15.2 cm). A nice example with earthen and mineral deposits. Ex Malter Galleries, Encino, CA. #AH2305: $450 SOLD  Holy Land. Hellenistic period, c. 2nd – 1st Century BC. Nice pottery single-handled cup. With wide, round body, flared rim, small handle and raised ring base. Deep brown color under heavy earthen deposits. H: 3 1/4" (8.3 cm). Ex collection of John Hibner, acquired in Turkey during military service in the 1960's. #AH2280: $250 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Nice terracotta unguentarium, the type commonly used as an oil vessel for oil lamp oil. Simple form with ovoid body, tubular neck and rounded rim. The uppermost portion of the vessel has been dipped in red slip. H: 4 3/4 in (12.1 cm). Nicely preserved with light earthen deposits, some age cracks toward bottom of body. Ex Gagne family collection, San Francisco, acquired in the 1960's while working as a flight attendant for PanAm airlines; thence by descent. #AH2403: $225 SOLD  Old Testament Period! Holy Land, Judaea, c. 1550-1200 BC. Large terracotta storage vessel, with globular body, wide rim and small round twin handles, red slip. Light earthen deposits overall. 6 3/4" x 6 1/2" and quite heavy! Ex Hamedian Gallery, Jerusalem. #AH2466: $399 SOLD  Holy Land, Old Testament Period, c. 1000 - 600 BC. A nicely preserved ceramic miniature amphora, the body of inverted piriform shape and two loop handles with flared mouth, H: 4" (10.2 cm). A nice example with light deposits. Ex Southern California private collection. I can include a clear acrylic ring base on request. #AH2552: $299 SOLD  An elegant Roman ceramic jar from the Holy Land, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD, the ovoid body with narrow foot and flared rim, the two handles are now lost. H: 5 1/2" (14 cm). Good surfaces, with light deposits. Ex Berkshire, UK private collection. #AR3213: $350 SOLD |
Old Testament-period Holy Land, late Bronze Age, c. 1200-1000 BC. Creme buff single-handled dipper cup. Nice example with flared lip and raised knob on top of thick handle. Feels great in-hand! ref: Amirian, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. Ex-Timeline Galleries, UK. 130x65 mm (5" x 2 1/2"). Very nice! #271021: $299 SOLD 
Holy Land, Early Bronze Age, c. 3,100 - 2,900 BC. Group of 2 red slipped terracotta vessels. The first is a double-handled jar with widely flared mouth, 4 3/4" (12.2 cm) tall. The second vessel is a single-handled jar, 3 3/4" (9.5 cm) tall. Ex Midwest USA collection. Interesting, budget-priced examples! #0910135 (1 & 2): $250 each or $399 for both! SOLD 
Holy Land, Bronze Age, c. 1550 - 1200 BC. Nice and large orange-buff pottery bowl, with raised disk foot and angled shoulder with outward turned lip. Some minor rim chipping, but a nice example with well-preserved surfaces. H: 2 7/8" (7.3 cm), Dia: 6 3/8" (16.3 cm). Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Old City, Jerusalem. Could still be filled with displayables! #0611194: $350 SOLD 
Holy Land, Herodian period, c. 37 BC-5 AD. Handsome buff pottery vessel. With two wide strap handles and round body with parallel concentric grooves. H: 4 1/4" (10.8 cm). Intact! An excellent example and nice, large display piece. Ex. Los Angeles private collection. #1011291: $399 SOLD 
Judaea, Herodian period, circa "year zero", c. 1st Century BC/AD. Small terracotta jar with ribbed sides, the sides tapering down to a flattened base. The sides are decorated with concentric grooves , the neck short and mouth with vertical sides. H: 3 1/2" (8.9 cm). Few minor rim chips and earthen deposits. Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Old City, Jerusalem. #861203x2: $275 SOLD 
Old Testament-period Holy Land, late Bronze Age, c. 1200-1000 BC. Nice redware pottery drinking cup. Single handle with broad body. Intact with nice reddish color, some earthen deposits. 136 mm (5 1/2"). ex-New Jersey federal judge's collection, ex-Coincraft, London, purchased early 1990's. #JK72016: $225 SOLD 
Old Testament-period Holy Land. Bronze Age Judaea, Third Millennium BC. Gorgeous red-ware terracotta single-handled footed cup. Intact with lovely red tone. FOUND IN JERUSALEM! Ex-Hamedian Galleries, Jerusalem. 85 mm (3 1/4") tall. #90915: $299 SOLD 
Old Testament-period Holy Land, late Bronze Age, c. 1200-1000 BC. Creme buff single-handled dipper cup. Nice example with flared lip and prominent raised knob on top of thick handle. ref: Amirian, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. Neat piece! 104x90 mm (4" x 3 78"). Ex-Timeline Galleries, UK. #271022: $299 SOLD 
Holy Land, Bronze Age, c. 2000 - 1500 BC. Very nice grey-ware bottle. The body ovoid with small flared foot, the neck very narrow with ridged mouth. Some light restoration to the rim and some pitting and spalling on the surfaces. 110 mm (4 1/4") tall. Ex Donald Simmounds collection, UK. A gorgeous piece! #A12183: $375 SOLD 
Old Testament-period Holy Land, late Bronze Age, c. 1200-1000 BC. Large creme buff single-handled dipper cup. Nice example with flared lip and raised knob on top of thick handle. Small area where it was burned in antiquity. 140x110 mm (5 1/2" x 4 1/4"). ref: Amirian, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. Ex-Timeline Galleries, UK. Great big piece! #271020: $325 SOLD 
Holy Land, Bronze Age, c. 1500 - 1250 BC. Nice terracotta pyxis, the body squat with vertical sides, short necked with outward turned lip. A thick loop handle to either side. Intact and an attractive form. H: 3 1/2" (8.9 cm). Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Old City, Jerusalem. #861204: $475 SOLD 
Holy Land, c. 1200 - 800 BC. Beautiful thin-walled terracotta bowl. Made of pink-orange clay body, nicely thrown with angled bottom and small disk base. H: 2" (5.1 cm); Dia: 4 1/2" (11.5 cm). Minor rim chipping, an attractive example! Ex-Hamedian Gallery, Old City, Jerusalem. #861200: $225 SOLD 
Holy Land, Israelite, Old Testament Period. Iron Age II, c. 930 – 586 BC. Ceramic single-handled juglet. With round body, small round foot, and wide, arching handle. H: 11 cm (4 1/2"). Intact with light earthen encrustation. Ex Brauns Collection, Southern California. #AH2213: $250 SOLD 
Holy Land, Israelite, Old Testament Period. Iron Age II, c. 930 – 586 BC. Small ceramic single-handled juglet. With oblong rounded body and small handle. H: 82 mm (3 1/4"). Does not stand straight on its own. Intact with light earthen encrustation. Ex Brauns Collection, Southern California. #AH2214: $199 SOLD 
Holy Land. Bronze Age, Old Testament period, c. 2000 – 1200 BC. Large terracotta juglet from the Holy Land. With ovoid body, rounded bottom, flared mouth and loop handle. H: 4 3/8" (11 cm). Nice color, light deposits. Photographed propped-up on ring base (not included, but one can be provided for an additional $6). Ex Brauns collection, Southern California. #AH2227: $225 SOLD 
 Holy Land. Old Testament Period, c. 1000 – 600 BC. Nice large double handled flask. With round body, and flared spout flanked by loop handles. H: 5" (13cm). Stand not included. Ex Brauns collection, Southern California. #AH2183: $399 SOLD  Holy Land, Roman period, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. Great terracotta pitcher. With single handle, rounded body, wide neck, and flared rim. Several bands of concentric ridges on the inside of the neck. Nice reddish color, heavy earthen deposits. Old collection tag tied to the handle reads "DORMIC.BTIX/K.VNZ". H: 12.8 cm (5 inches). Acquired at auction from the estate of Alvin Cohen, Bethesda, MD. #AR2823: $375 SOLD  Holy Land, c. 2000 – 1550 BC. A nice and large ceramic juglet from Jordan Valley. Well-thrown, with ovoid body, tall narrow neck with pouring spout and single handle with circular profile. H: 7 1/4" (18.4 cm). Nice orange buff surfaces with light deposits. With small ring base. Ex Washington, DC private collection. #AH2252: $475 SOLD  Holy Land, Bronze Age, c. 1500 - 1250 BC. Nice terracotta pyxis or cooking pot, the body squat with indented sides, short necked with outward turned lip. A thick loop handle to either side. Intact and an attractive form. W: 9 cm (3 1/2"). From the collection of James DiBella, New York, NY, acquired from Khader M. Baidun, Israel. #AH2236: $475 SOLD  Holy Land. Old Testament time. Early Bronze Age, c. 3100 - 2900 BC. Early Bronze Age handled jar, the body of piriform shape with flat bottom, the neck rather tall with flared mouth and two vertical loop handles H: 4 in (10 cm). Ex Oxford, UK private collection. #AH2309: $399 SOLD  Holy Land. Old Testament period! Early Bronze Age, c. 3100 - 2900 BC. A nicely formed Early Bronze Age vessel. With narrow mouth and thick loop handle. H: 9 cm (3 3/8") to top of handle. Ex Tachner collection from the Ariadne Gallery (1980). Very nice! #AH2332: $325 SOLD  Holy Land. Old Testament Period. Iron Age, c. 1000 - 600 BC. Large two-handled cooking pot. The body rounded with three horizontal ridges around the neck and two loop handles. 6 3/4" x 6 1/2". Surface weathering and deposits but nicely preserved and robust. Ex Baron collection, Southern California. #AH2361: $350 SOLD  Holy Land. Old Testament period. Iron Age, c. 1000-600 BC. Terracotta single-handled bottle. With squat body, narrow foot and tall neck and loop handle. H: 4 1/8" (10.5cm). Intact with light red color, earthen deposits. Ex Howard collection, Southern California. #AH2355: $250 SOLD  Holy Land. Old Testament period. Early Bronze Age, c. 3100 - 2900 BC. Ceramic cooking pot. The body squat with indented bottom, short neck and flared mouth; two small pinched handles at either side. H: 5" (13 cm). Moderate surface deposits, small rim chip and hairline cracks. Ex Malter Galleries, Encino, CA. #AH2333: $275 SOLD  Holy Land. Roman period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Large ceramic bottle, the type commonly used as an oil vessel for oil lamp oil. With a piriform body with flat base, cylindrical neck and wide, flat rim. H: 5 in (12.7 cm). Intact and nicely preserved, with earthen deposits. Ex Gagne family collection, San Francisco, acquired in the 1960's while working as a flight attendant for PanAm airlines; thence by descent. #AH2402: $250 SOLD  Holy Land, Herodian Period, c. 1st century BC to 2nd century AD. Nice terracotta bowl, with narrow foot and light ridge below the rim. Dia: 4 7/8" (12.3 cm). Intact, with light earthen deposits. Ex Gagne collection, San Francisco, acquired in the 1960's while working as a flight attendant for PanAm airlines; thence by descent. #AH2416: $225 SOLD  Found at Megiddo! Holy Land, Old Testament Period, the time of Moses. Late Bronze age, c. 1500 - 1200 BC. Very rare ceramic round-bodied vessel, found at Megiddo, Israel (Armageddon) which some say will be the site of the final battle on earth. Nicely made, of sturdy construction with wide, rounded body, flared rim and small ring foot. Heavy earthen and mineral deposits overall. H: 3 1/4", W: 3 3/4". Ex Marysville, WA collection. #AH2489: $399 SOLD  Holy Land, Old Testament period, time of Abraham! Middle Bronze Age c. 2200-1550 BC. Wonderul little ceramic miniature vessel. Of sturdy construction but stands only 1 7/8" high, and nicely preserved with minor, very old, rim chips and light earthen deposits. Ex Marysville, WA collection. #AH2486: $225 SOLD  Holy Land, Old Testament period, time of Abraham! Middle Bronze Age c. 2200-1550 BC. Excellent ceramic vessel. Of sturdy construction, with rounded body, slightly flared rim and small ring foot. H: 3 3/4" and intact, with only a minor and very old rim chip, heavy earthen and mineral deposits. Ex Marysville, WA collection. #AH2492: $375 SOLD  Holy Land, Roman Period, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD. A nicely preserved Roman ceramic jug from the Holy Land, c. 1st - 3rd Century AD, in crème-colored ware, the body rounded with narrow base, the neck narrows with collared rim and single ridged handle. H: 6 3/4 in (17.1 cm). Light deposits. Ex Bonhams, London, April 2011; Ex UK private collection. #AR3402: $450 SOLD |