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Stamped Royal Terracotta Amphora Handle Belonging to the King of Hebron Stamped Royal Terracotta Amphora Handle Belonging to the King of Hebron Stamped Royal Terracotta Amphora Handle Belonging to the King of Hebron
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LOT 1077

Stamped Royal Terracotta Amphora Handle Belonging to the King of Hebron

LATE 8TH-MID 7TH CENTURY B.C.

6 1/4 in. (287 grams, 16 cm).

The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing a stamp to the upper handle with a schematic two-winged solar disc with delineated rays, inscribed 'lmlk / ḥbrn'.

Provenance

Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s.

Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1077

Stamped Royal Terracotta Amphora Handle Belonging to the King of Hebron

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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