"LAMELEKH" JAR HANDLE OF KING HEZEKIAH, "LMLK"
Circa. 700 B.C.E., Grena type G2D, RARE
Measures 96.9mm wide, depth 97.2mm, LMLK (spelling Lamelech). The first L of LMLK is complete and clear, the M and L are partial and the K is also nearly complete and clear!
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Partial but struck BOLDLY! The strike is off-center on the left side. This is a RARE interesting type (G2D). It is the ONLY type that never mentions a city. Scholars note that most of this type was struck after the campaign of Sannecherib Circa. 701 B.C.E., so maybe it has something to do with their portability or circumstances of the war.
These are handles are from jugs or pithos that held grains, wine or oil in the storehouses of King Hezekia. There is an account of the king setting up these storehouses, in the Bible, Chronicles II, Chapter 11. The seals were struck on the clay before it hardened and are usually partial, sometimes presenting only outlines. (Full impressions are exceedingly expensive) A very interesting Biblical Artifact!
