LMLK Jar 10457 from Lachish
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Note:  This jar was described as "10457" in the text of BASOR 223, "10456" in the figures of BASOR 223, "10458" in BASOR 261, & "10547" in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV".

Two adjacent handles have S2U stamps (shown below in their respective positions), & the other adjacent handles have the same Personal stamp (#679-18 in the lists on the Personal Seals page).  It was found in Lachish at Area GE, Locus 4034 (a chamber in the gatehouse).

From BASOR 223 by David Ussishkin:

Note:  This jar & the clearer stamp on the right (RAEL #405-69) also appear in:
  • Qadmoniot vol. 9 #2-3 (34-35) by David Ussishkin
  • "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin
  • "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin
RAEL #406-70:
RAEL #405-69:
From "Theology, History, and Archaeology in the Chronicler's Account of Hezekiah" by Andrew G. Vaughn (available at Amazon Dotcom):

"But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, & thou our potter."--Isaiah 64:8
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