Jemdet Nasr Bird Amulet GC.09Origin:Mesopotamia Circa:4000BCto3000BCDimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x 1.6" (4.1cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet  More »

Jemdet Nasr Bird Amulet GC.09Origin:Mesopotamia Circa:4000BCto3000BCDimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x 1.6" (4.1cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Condition: Fine   « Less

Jemdet Nasr Animal Amulet - GC.08Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BCDimensions: 1.15" (2.9cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr  More »

Jemdet Nasr Animal Amulet - GC.08Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BCDimensions: 1.15" (2.9cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Condition: Fine   « Less

Jemdet Nasr Animal Amulet - GC.07Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BCDimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) high Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Condition: Fine

Jemdet Nasr Animal Amulet - GC.07Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BCDimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) high Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Condition: Fine   « Less

In the Israel of Biblical times, this vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its  More »

In the Israel of Biblical times, this vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its simple beauty, we are aware of the touch of other hands long ago. Who might have held it when it was new? Were the dreams and emotions that guided their lives so very different from our own? The vessel's graceful unadorned shape appeals as much to the contemporary eye as it did to the culture that created it. Such artifacts, ordinary enough in their own age, connect us in an intimate way with the world of the past. In its presence, the centuries melt away and the imagination sets out on a journey of discovery. - (SP.313)   « Less

In the Israel of Biblical times, this elegant vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. Or perhaps it held sauces or condiments  More »

In the Israel of Biblical times, this elegant vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. Or perhaps it held sauces or condiments to delight the palate and spruce up an otherwise humble meal for a shepherd.The functional simplicity of this vessel lends it a timeless elegance that appeals to contemporary tastes as much as it surely did to ancient ones. Even after the passage of millennia, the design of such a jug could hardly be improved upon. What did it once contain, we wonder, and who held this bowl? Did those ancient people stop, as we do, to admire the grace of the vessel as they held it in their hands? We feel in its presence a direct bond with those long-forgotten individuals. - (SP.314)   « Less

In the Israel of Biblical times, this vessel, known as a pyxis, might have held an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its simple beauty, we  More »

In the Israel of Biblical times, this vessel, known as a pyxis, might have held an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its simple beauty, we are aware of the touch of other hands long ago. Who might have held it when it was new? Were the dreams and emotions that guided their lives so very different from our own? The vessel's graceful unadorned shape appeals as much to the contemporary eye as it did to the culture that created it. Such artifacts, ordinary enough in their own age, connect us in an intimate way with the world of the past. In its presence, the centuries melt away and the imagination sets out on a journey of discovery. - (SP.315)   « Less

In the Israel of Biblical times, this vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its  More »

In the Israel of Biblical times, this vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its simple beauty, we are aware of the touch of other hands long ago. Who might have held it when it was new? Were the dreams and emotions that guided their lives so very different from our own? The vessel's graceful unadorned shape appeals as much to the contemporary eye as it did to the culture that created it. Such artifacts, ordinary enough in their own age, connect us in an intimate way with the world of the past. In its presence, the centuries melt away and the imagination sets out on a journey of discovery. - (SP.316)   « Less

In the Israel of Biblical times, this vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its  More »

In the Israel of Biblical times, this vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its simple beauty, we are aware of the touch of other hands long ago. Who might have held it when it was new? Were the dreams and emotions that guided their lives so very different from our own? The vessel's graceful unadorned shape appeals as much to the contemporary eye as it did to the culture that created it. Such artifacts, ordinary enough in their own age, connect us in an intimate way with the world of the past. In its presence, the centuries melt away and the imagination sets out on a journey of discovery. - (SP.318)   « Less

In Biblical times, this vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its simple beauty,  More »

In Biblical times, this vessel might have held ointments or perfumes, or perhaps an offering of wine or honey. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its simple beauty, we are aware of the touch of other hands long ago. Who might have held it when it was new? Were the dreams and emotions that guided their lives so very different from our own? The vessel's graceful unadorned shape appeals as much to the contemporary eye as it did to the culture that created it. Such artifacts, ordinary enough in their own age, connect us in an intimate way with the world of the past. In its presence, the centuries melt away and the imagination sets out on a journey of discovery. - (SP.319)   « Less

Created during the time of the early Israelite monarchy, this elegant vessel might have held an offering of food or drink, or perhaps served as a pouring vessel, or decanter  More »

Created during the time of the early Israelite monarchy, this elegant vessel might have held an offering of food or drink, or perhaps served as a pouring vessel, or decanter for water or wine. As we hold it in our hands today, admiring its simple beauty, we are aware of the touch of other hands long ago. Who might have held it when it was new? Were the dreams and emotions that guided their lives so very different from our own? The vessel's graceful unadorned shape appeals as much to the contemporary eye as it did to the culture that created it. Such artifacts, ordinary enough in their own age, connect us in an intimate way with the world of the past. In its presence, we cross the bridge of time and set the imagination on a journey of discovery. - (SP.324)   « Less