Iron Age Red Slip Terracotta Mug based on the older Chanukah

based on the older Chanukah menorah blessing

earning the name "tear bottles" for collecting the tears of mourners

**Time of Jesus: 1st Century AD**

these bottles were used for perfumes and scented oils

Glass was a luxurious material in antiquity

Iron Age Red Slip Terracotta Mug based on the older ChanukahThe Iron Age, known as the Israelite period, firmly spans from 1200 BCE to 586 BCE and encompasses two distinct phases: **Iron Age I (12001000 BCE)**: This phase signifies the decline of Canaanite culture and the ascendance of the Tribes of Israel and the Philistines. **Iron Age II (1000586 BCE)**: This period marks the establishment of the United Monarchy under David and Solomon, followed by the division into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. It also