Dimensions: 3 ¼ inches tall, 2 ½ inches wide, weighs 73 grams Provenance: Ex private Nevada collection, discovered in the aftermath of the 1967 6 day war. Acquired by The Artifact City Collection in 2025. Description: Blackware 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.
