NEB006
Bronze situla with handle.
Persian period (The Return to Zion - Early Second Temple Period): 6th-4th century BC
H. 28.9 cm (11 3/8 in.)
Punched at one side, otherwise perfect. Fine green patina.
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The bronze vessel of elongated piriform shape with a rounded boss at the base, and elaborated basket handle attached to the rim with two loops.
Cf. (Hebrew) Stern, E., Jerusalem, 1973, p. 89, fig. 100.
(Hebrew) Stern, E., The Material Culture of the Land of the Bible in the Persian Period 538-332 B.C.E., The Bialik Institute and the Israel Exploration Society, Jerusalem, 1973.
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