AA99532. Kingdom of Israel, black pyxis; Zayadine pl. LXIII, 2 & fig. 7, 12 (Samaria); cf. Amiran p. 262, photo 255, Choice, complete and intact, surface bumps and marks, earthen deposits; 7.2cm (2 3/4") tall, 7.3cm (2 7/8") maximum diameter, 10th - Late 8th Century BCE; rounded rim, very slightly everted mouth, short cylindrical neck, spherical body, two pierced horizontal lug handles, vertical burnishing, no base; used for cosmetics; ex Bruce Munday (Australia, 2017); scarcer then the juglets;
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