Auction 65
Coins, Weights, Seals, Jewelry, Oil Lamps, Glass, Antiquities
By Archaeological Center Ltd
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Sep 27, 2018
Mazal Dagim St., Old City of Jaffa, Israel
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LOT 394:
A PHILISTINE TERRACOTTA KERNOS "TRICK-BOWL"
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Sold for: $9,500
Estimated price :
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8,000 - $9,000
Buyer's Premium: 18%
VAT: 17%
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A PHILISTINE TERRACOTTA KERNOS "TRICK-BOWL"
Ca. 11th-10th century BCE. The bowl consists of a tubular rim to which is attached a hollow boar's bust with his two front legs, ready to absorb liquid from the bottom. Opposite, a spout serves to drink from the bowl. 13.0 cm in diameter, 5.5 cm high. For a similar trick-bowl see: Trude Dothan, The Philistines and Their Material Culture, 1982, p. 224, fig. 8, and Tallay Ornan, A Man and His Land. Highlights from the Moshe Dayan Collection, 1986, pp. 96-7. In good condition and extremely rare. Accompanied by a Certificate of authenticity issued by Arieh Klein Ltd. Jerusalem, dated 12 Aug. 1993.
Estimate: $ 8,000 – 9,000
