Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel
Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel

Canaanite Basalt Stone Vessel

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Middle Bronze Age, 2nd millennium BC, circa 2000 to 1550 BC

A gray basalt stone vessel with a slightly flared rim, concave interior worn smooth from use, and a flat base with mineral accretions — all consistent with Canaanite stone-working traditions from the Levant. Carved from a single block of basalt, a volcanic stone abundantly available in the Galilee, Golan Heights, and Jezreel Valley regions of the southern Levant. Basalt vessel production was a specialized Canaanite craft, with workshops identified at sites like Tel Hazor, where excavations uncovered unfinished basalt vessels including plates, pedestal bowls, and bowls with out-turned walls. 
Size: 6-3/8 in Diam x 4-7/8 inches H. 

Basalt vessels were a hallmark of southern Levantine material culture from the Chalcolithic period onward, produced by specialists and exchanged among communities across the region. During the Middle Bronze Age, Canaanite centers like Hazor — described in Joshua 11:10 as "the head of all those kingdoms" — were major hubs for basalt sculpture and vessel carving. Raw material was typically sourced from quarries several kilometers from production sites, as geochemical provenance studies have confirmed. The slightly concave profile and wide, flared rim on this piece are typical of utilitarian grinding or mixing mortars from this period.

Ex New York Private Collection, Acquired early 2000s in the Holyland. 

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