Ancient Holy Land Terracotta Strainer Dish w/ Spout

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Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A hand-built terracotta wine strainer of a rectangular form with raised walls, a shallow basin dotted with dozens of petite perforations, and a narrow spout on one end. The top of the strainer is raised slightly and segregated with a shallow ridge that created a channel for the wine to flow down. As the wine was poured into the strainer, pieces of flavoring materials would become trapped in the basin perforations and allow the liquid to flow cleanly out through the spout. The size of this strainer suggests it was used in a domestic home as perhaps a table strainer meant to filter wine just prior to its consumption. Size: 4.375" L x 3.625" W x 0.9" H (11.1 cm x 9.2 cm x 2.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1970s

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#153167
Condition Report: Repaired diagonally across basin from two large pieces, with restoration along both corners, with earthen stabilization material along new material and break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to walls, basin, some perforations, and spout, with light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits throughout.