"LAMELECH" JAR HANDLE OF KING HEZEKIAH, "MMST"
The Biblical City of Mamshit, Circa. 700 B.C.E., Grena type M2D, Nice condition with original root and calcium patina.
Measures 65mm width, depth 76.8mm, LMLK MMST (spelling Lamelech Mamshit). The first L and M are off-struck and omitted, the L and K are strong and complete. The first two M's of Mamshit are omitted, the S is partial and the T is complete.
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Partial, still well struck scroll. Quite a nice piece!
These are handles are from jugs or pithos that held grains, wine or oil in the storehouses of King Hezekiah. There is an account of the king setting up these storehouses, in the Bible, Chronicles II, Chapter 11. The seal was struck on the clay before it hardened and are usually partial, sometimes presenting only outlines. Specimens with full impressions are exceedingly expensive.
