Holy Land Bronze Age Pottery for sale

The expression The Holy Land generally refers to the Land of Israel, otherwise known as the region of Palestine (sometimes including parts of Jordan, Syria and Egypt). It concerns the areas that hold significant religious importance to any or all three monotheistic Abrahamic traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

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Bronze Age 'Ledge-Handled' Jug 021978

Bronze Age 'Ledge-Handled' Jug
Ceramic, 1.01 kg, 15cm. Circa 3rd millennium BC. A pink buffware jar of globular form with short neck and broad everted rim. From the equator emerge two upturned ledge handles, and below the neck on each face are two small conical pinches. Reference: Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.26 item 22, pinches plate 11 (18) and ledge handles on plate 9 (17). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£275.00

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Bronze Age 'Ledge-Handled' Jug 021978
Bronze Age 'Looped' Amphoriskos 021979

Bronze Age 'Looped' Amphoriskos
Ceramic, 935 grams, 16 cm. Circa 3100-2900 BC. A pink buffware amphoriskos with globular body and funicular neck and rim. On the shoulder are two thick suspension loops. Reference: Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.49 (40) and 54 (49). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£225.00

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Bronze Age 'Looped' Amphoriskos 021979
Bronze Age 'Conical-Based' Chalice 021981

Rare Bronze Age 'Conical-Based' Chalice
Ceramic, 425 grams, 13 cm. Circa 1300-1200 BC. A pink buffware chalice comprising a hemispherical bowl and conical base with a flattened rim. Reference: cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.131 (14, 15). Very fine condition, chip to base. Provenance: from an old collection.

£275.00

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Bronze Age 'Conical-Based' Chalice 021981
Bronze Age 'Loop-Handled' Amphoriskos 021980

Bronze Age 'Loop-Handled' Amphoriskos
Ceramic, 475 grams, 13 cm. Circa 2350-2200 BC. A pink buffware amphoriskos with globular body, tubular neck and funicular rim. Two thick loop handles extend from the shoulder to the rim, which is decorated with a band of impressed points. Reference: Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.81 (79). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£195.00

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Bronze Age 'Loop-Handled' Amphoriskos 021980
Bronze Age 'Hemispherical' Bowl 021982

Bronze Age 'Hemispherical' Bowl
Ceramic, 70 grams, 46 mm. Circa 2250-1950 BC. A pink buffware bowl of hemispherical form with small discoid base and row of impressed points below the rim. Reference: cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.92 (3). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£110.00

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Bronze Age 'Hemispherical' Bowl 021982
Bronze Age 'Carinated' Bowl 021983

Bronze Age 'Carinated' Bowl
Ceramic, 85 grams, 38 mm. Circa 2250-1950 BC. A pink buffware bowl with hemispherical interior and carinated exterior profile with a row of bulbs on the ridge. The base is small and discoid. Reference: cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.48(3). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£110.00

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Bronze Age 'Carinated' Bowl 021983
Bronze Age 'Carinated' Bowl 021984

Bronze Age 'Carinated' Bowl
Ceramic, 110 grams, 37 mm. Circa 2250-1950 BC. A pink buffware bowl with hemispherical interior and carinated exterior profile with a row of bulbs on the ridge. The base is small and discoid. The inner and outer surfaces are partially covered with a calcareous plaster accretion. Reference: cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.48(3). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£90.00

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Bronze Age 'Carinated' Bowl 021984
Bronze Age 'Lugged' Bowl 021986

Bronze Age 'Lugged' Bowl
Ceramic, 640 grams, 20 cm diameter. Circa 3100-2900 BC. A pink buffware bowl with a low base, broad bowl and turned rim, below which is a band of impressed point detail and four small lugs. Patches of calcareous accretion adhere to the exterior surface. Reference: cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.45(2). Very fine condition, cracked. Provenance: from an old collection.

£145.00

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Bronze Age 'Lugged' Bowl 021986
Bronze Age 'Lugged' Bowl 021987

Bronze Age 'Lugged' Bowl
Ceramic, 1.18 kg, 23 cm diameter. Circa 3100-2900 BC. A pink buffware bowl with a broad base and bowl and turned rim, below which is a band of impressed point detail and four small lugs. Reference: cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.45(2). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£275.00

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Bronze Age 'Lugged' Bowl 021987
Bronze Age 'Piriform' Pot 021988

Bronze Age 'Piriform' Pot
Ceramic, 1.5 kg, 25 cm diameter. Circa 1550-1400 BC. A pink buffware pot with small base, broad conical bowl and slightly everted rim. Around the equator are four small, billetted decorative plaques. Reference: cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.137(1). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£295.00

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Bronze Age 'Piriform' Pot 021988
Bronze Age 'Piriform' Pot 021989

Bronze Age 'Piriform' Pot
Ceramic, 2.37 kg, 31 cm. Circa 1550-1400 BC. A pink buffware pot with small base, broad conical bowl and slightly everted rim. Around the equator are four small, billetted decorative plaques. Reference: cf. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1969 p.137(1). Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection.

£350.00

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Bronze Age 'Piriform' Pot 021989
Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Amphora Jar 015527

Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Amphora Jar
Clay, 840 grams, 255 x 145 mm. Early Bronze Age Period, 3200 - 2200 BC. A very large amphora type pottery jar with a globular shaped belly and rounded base, plain rim from which springs a thick flat sectioned handle. A good example of this Early Bronze Age pottery that is contemporary with the Old Testament. Reference: Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found in Phoenicia (The Holy Land).

£275.00

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Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Amphora Jar 015527
Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Bowl 015529

Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Bowl
Clay, 1.075 Kg, 191 x 114 mm. Early Bronze Age Period, 3200 - 2200 BC. A large pottery bowl with a globular shaped body, flat base and plain rim. A good example of this Early Bronze Age pottery that is contemporary with the Old Testament. Reference: Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found in Phoenicia (The Holy Land).

£175.00

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Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Bowl 015529
Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Bowl 015528

Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Bowl
Clay, 1.235 Kg, 233 x 144 mm. Early Bronze Age Period, 3200 - 2200 BC. A very large pottery bowl with a globular shaped body, flat base and decorated rim. A good example of this Early Bronze Age pottery that is contemporary with the Old Testament. Reference: Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found in Phoenicia (The Holy Land).

£285.00

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Phoenician Bronze Age 'Holy Land' Bowl 015528


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