Lot Essay
See illustration for the Canaanite amphora.
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Property from the Paul and Helen Zuckerman Collection
THIRTEEN HOLYLAND POTTERY VESSELS
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.-1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
Details
THIRTEEN HOLYLAND POTTERY VESSELS
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.-1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
Including a Canaanite transport amphora, with a modern inscription below the rim, reading: "To Helen and Paul, with love, Rachel and Moshe Dayan;" an elongated ribbed flask; a globular two-handled jar on a flat base; a pedestal bowl; a small globular jug; a lentoid pilgrim flask, with the inscription: "Cannaanite Flask, B.C. 1500, Judea (West), Coll. M. Dayan;" a small acorn flask; an oil lamp; a jug with a loop handle and painted motif; a footed bowl with birds on either side; two red-glazed vessels; and a very large amphora (possibly later)
Canaanite amphora: 22½ in. (57.6 cm.) high (13)
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.-1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
Including a Canaanite transport amphora, with a modern inscription below the rim, reading: "To Helen and Paul, with love, Rachel and Moshe Dayan;" an elongated ribbed flask; a globular two-handled jar on a flat base; a pedestal bowl; a small globular jug; a lentoid pilgrim flask, with the inscription: "Cannaanite Flask, B.C. 1500, Judea (West), Coll. M. Dayan;" a small acorn flask; an oil lamp; a jug with a loop handle and painted motif; a footed bowl with birds on either side; two red-glazed vessels; and a very large amphora (possibly later)
Canaanite amphora: 22½ in. (57.6 cm.) high (13)
Provenance
Acquired by Paul and Helen Zuckerman, Detroit, 1960s-1970s.
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