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).