Ancient Biblical Judean, Iron Age, Jerusalem, ca. 700 BCE. An attractive red-slip terracotta wine decanter, its graceful body with a curved globular lower section, corseted shoulders, a cylindrical neck, rolled rim, and bifurcated strap handle with everted edges wrapping around the central section of the neck, all on a diminutive raised concave base. These vessels were used in anointing rituals, and are highly sought after. A wonderful example with nice wheel-throwing marks created druing the time of the Israelite monarchy.

Archaeologists have used inscriptional evidence to conclude that at least one product decanters were used for was wine. A translation of an inscription on a decanter from Lachich suggests that it stored smoked or dark wine. Another Lachish decanter bears the inscription"extract (or Wine) of black raisins". Raisin wine, interestingly, was also know from 8th century BCE Greece, is given mention in the Babylonian Talmud, and was made by Palestinian Arabs until the early 20th century. Size: 5.25" in diameter at widest point x 7.25" H (13.3 cm x 18.4 cm)

Provenance: private Orange County, California collection, acquired before 2000

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Repaired from multiple pieces. Areas of encrustation and surface wear as shown.