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Period : Iron Age
Material : Steatite
Height : 9.5 cm
Diameter : 11 cm
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Large and heavy steatite lid for a stone jar. From the site of Jebel al-Buhais. These date from the Iron Age 2 period. The incised lines are distinctive to these items.


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