Antiquarius

Rare Bitumen Lined Jar

$1,500

Substantial Pottery Jar with a linear decoration around the waist,
the interior lined with bitumen. Iron Age c. 1000 BC from the Eastern
Mediterranean.

Height: 42cm:

Condition: A small hole in the body as shown

This rare bitumen lined jar was for the storage of liquids,
the bitumen providing a water proof seal.