LMLK Jar 8585 from Lachish

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Two adjacent handles have H4L impressions (the one pictured below [RAEL #356-20] is oriented at 7:00 & the other is at 6:00); the two others are blank.  The estimated volume is 44.75 litres.  It was found in Lachish at Area S, Locus 3582 (a room in the "lower house"). From "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin: From TA vol. 5 #1-2 by David Ussishkin: This impression photo also appears in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin.  Close-up photos of both stamped handles are available from the IAA (#1978-1503). "But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, & thou our potter."--Isaiah 64:8

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