Large Babylonian / Persian Incantation Bowl written in Mandaic script, circa 6th - 8th Century CE. Found in The Holy Land. FULLY TRANSLATED, this bowl asks for health and welfare of dwelling of Nihye, son of Niway and Mihroy daughter of Maskoy. Intact with earthen encrustation due to age. Entirely legible script pigment, and in excellent condition. 11" diameter.
Iranian hand painted pottery tripod, Iron Age III 800 - 586 BCE, found in the Holy Land. Geometric patterns encircle vessel, some loss due to age and wear. 4 3/4" high. One foot repaired from original piece. Otherwise in good condition.
Dynamic Islamic Pottery "Hand Grenade", circa 6th - 8th Century CE found in the Holy Land. In conical form with incised gripping pattern. Small hole in top for insertion of flammable liquid and wick. 5" high not including custom stand. In excellent condition.
Middle Bronze Age Pottery Juglet, circa 2250 - 1550 BCE. Conical form with flared mouth and small handle. Beautiful earthen encrustation. Neck and handle repaired from original pieces, otherwise in good condition. 7 1/2" high not including custom stand.
Iron Age I Terracotta Pyxis, circa 1200 - 926 BCE, found in the Holy Land. Short flared mouth with twin handles. Beautiful earthen encrustation from years of burial, but in excellent condition. 3" high x 4 1/4" diameter.
Early Bronze Age Amphoriskos with line group painting, circa 3100 - 2900 BCE, found in Israel. With spouted neck and small handles for hanging. Intact and in excellent condition. 6" high
Early Bronze Age II Amphora with original Ladle calcified into mouth of vessel, circa 3000 - 2750 BCE. Purchased in Israel in 1980s. Globular in form with funnel-shaped mouth, a horned handle on either side. Intact and heavily encrusted with earthen deposits, in great condition. 21 1/2" high.
Holy Land Blackware Iron Age III Oinochoe with spherical ribbed body, trefoil lip and molded ring. Circa 800 - 586 B.C.E. Intact and in excellent condition. 6 1/2" high. In excellent condition. Ex: David Hacohen and Teddy Kollek, Israel.
