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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bilbil Jug

AAT Object Form/FunctionJugs (vessels)

Place FoundJerusalem, Israel, Asia

Place FoundJerusalem, Palestine, Asia

PeriodLate Bronze Age

Date1600-1200 BCE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Dimensions10 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (26 x 11.7 cm)

Object number1968.264

Label TextBilbil Jars were one of the predominant imported wares from Cyprus and the most popular form imitated by Levantine potters.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present

ProvenancePurchased by Dr. Immanuel Ben-Dor (1901-1969) with museum funds from St. Simon Souvenier Shop, Jerusalem, June 3, 1968.

Status

On view

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