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Roman Period Terracotta Jug with Painted Decorations - P.3003
Origin: Beit Natif, Judaean Hills, Israel
Circa: 50
BC
to 150
AD
Dimensions:
5" (12.7cm) high
x 3.25" (8.3cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
$660.00
Location: United States
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Possessed of a graceful beauty that
still delights our senses, this superb
vessel perhaps contained water or wine
during the Golden Age of Rome. When we
hold it today, we are aware of the touch
of ancient hands: those of the potter
who shaped it; perhaps of a serving maid
in some bustling roadside tavern; or of
a pretty girl filling it at the well; of
soldiers if the Roman Legions passing it
around as they swap tales of battle. In
its presence, those citizens of the
Classical world, otherwise forgotten,
come briefly alive. We feel the energy
of their lives and we become part of the
unbroken chain of history.
- (P.3003)
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