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Red and brown painted decoration on body and circles on base , three small handles on shoulder . Probably used for storing trinkets, ointments or cosmetics.. Culture - Period : Canaanite - Late Bronze Age 1550 - 1200 BC. Dimensions: 3.25" (8.2cm) high x 3.50" (8.5cm) wide . CONDITION : EXCELLENT, Intact, not repaired and not restored. Found in Bethlehem. Biblical Antiquities. Price Including : 1- Shipping " one week delivery " 2- Plexiglas stand 3- Export Approval from Israel Antiquities Authority 4- Certificate of authenticity. Bibliography: Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land , Ruth Amiran p.180- p.185. OINTMENT . Perfumed unguents or salves of various kinds used as cosmetics, medicine, and in religious ceremonies. The use of ointments and perfumes appears to have been a common practice in the Ancient Near East, including the Hebrews.. Terminology The Old Testament uses various words to describe ointment. The most common, shemen, simply means oil (Genesis 28:28; Hosea 2:8). The Old Testament does not distinguish between oil and ointment. In the New Testament, muron, "ointment" (Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3-4; Luke 7:37-38) was a perfumed ointment..
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