Scroll Jar with Lid

1st century BCE-late 1st century CE (Hellenistic-Roman Imperial)

26 cm 75.3 cm

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The tall, narrow form of this jar accommodated the shape of the rolled parchment scrolls stored inside. This jar was shattered into dozens of pieces, many of which are now lost. It was likely repaired from the pieces of more than one jar, as different clay fabrics are distingu...

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29930
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Government of Jordan [said to be from Ein Feshkha]; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by purchase [through the Palestine Archaeological Museum at Jerusalem].
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en
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12
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