Ancient Holy Land Perfume Juglet, Judea

Description

This ancient-pottery juglet was created in the Holy Land and Levant during the Biblical Period likely under Herod the Great, king of ancient Judea or later in the Herodian Period (37BCE- 73CE). It is a terracotta earthenware juglet pouring vessel and utilitarian piece that held perfume or other costly oils, ointments or cosmetics. The globular body is decorated with subtle hardly visible rib-like decorations created by applying a brush to the sides as the potters wheel turned. The upper body tapers inward to a thin neck and has a curved handle. As its bottom is round, the juglet was either suspended or set in a holder. This uncleaned authentic vessel was covered with a slip and was buried confirmed by mineral, plant and earth adhesions, minor scratches and surface cracks and a small concave depression on one side. Slip losses reveal red terracotta clay underneath, but all these things are expected as it is nearly 2000 years old, was buried underground and has no restorations.