- Object Name:
- Stamped Jar Handle
- Place Made:
- Israel
- Date:
- late 8th century BCE
- Medium:
- Clay: wheel-formed, stamped, fired
- Dimensions:
- 2 3/4 × 5 × 4 1/16 in. (7 × 12.7 × 10.3 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Purchase: Archaeology Acquisition Fund
- Accession Number:
- JM 12-73.282
Not On View
This handle came from a storage jar stamped “[belonging] to the king, [Heb]r[on],” along with an image of a scarab. The king in question was probably Hezekiah.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.