Lot 2781
Jar Handle with King of Hebron's Seal. Israel, late 8th century BC. Fragment of a large storage jar, made of coarse gray ware, and containing the complete handle. The handle deeply impressed by a large oval seal bearing the king's device: suggestive of an X, a top view of an Egyptian scarab beetle displaying four wings. Above and below, a two line inscription in paleo-Hebrew characters: "Lmlkh Hbrn" ("Belonging to the King of Hebron"). Handle well preserved, the impression crisp and clean. The sealing remarkably complete, as it is more typical to encounter the seal only partially impressed. Heighth: 5-3/8". An exceptional speciman of Iron Age "Judaica." Rare.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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