Lot Essay
not illustrated
CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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FOUR WEST SEMITIC TERRACOTTA STAMPED AMPHORA HANDLES
circa 7th-4th century b.c.
Including one circa 8th-7th century B.C. with a seal impression of a four-winged scarab, inscribed in Hebrew above, reading "Belonging to the King," and below, "City of Hebron"; one circa 7th century B.C. stamped with a winged sun-disk, inscribed in Hebrew above, reading "Belonging to the King," and below, "MMST," a location in the Northern Negev; one circa 7th-6th century B.C. inscribed in Hebrew, reading "Leshakh [son of] Sabnah"; and one from the Persian Period, 538-332 B.C., inscribed in Hebrew, "Yehud," the Aramaic name of the province of Judah
4¾ in. (12.1 cm) long for the largest (4)
circa 7th-4th century b.c.
Including one circa 8th-7th century B.C. with a seal impression of a four-winged scarab, inscribed in Hebrew above, reading "Belonging to the King," and below, "City of Hebron"; one circa 7th century B.C. stamped with a winged sun-disk, inscribed in Hebrew above, reading "Belonging to the King," and below, "MMST," a location in the Northern Negev; one circa 7th-6th century B.C. inscribed in Hebrew, reading "Leshakh [son of] Sabnah"; and one from the Persian Period, 538-332 B.C., inscribed in Hebrew, "Yehud," the Aramaic name of the province of Judah
4¾ in. (12.1 cm) long for the largest (4)
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
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