Dimensions: 5 ¼ inches tall, 3 inches wide, weighs 192 grams Provenance: Excavated in Jerusalem in the 1980’s. Acquired by the Hamadian Antiquities Gallery in The Old City of Jerusalem. Export to the United States approved by the Israeli Antiquities Authority in 2025. Acquired by The Artifact City Collection in September 2025. Description: Redware terra cotta jug. Mineral deposits indicative of approximately 3000 years of underground burial. Small rim chips and surface loss. No repairs or restorations found. Overall Outstanding condition. King David is often looked upon as the most successful military conqueror in the history of the Israelite nation. By the end of his reign in 971 BC, the boundaries of Israel and the neighboring vassal kingdoms who paid tribute to David stretched across the Fertile Crescent from the Wadi of Egypt to the River Euphrates.
