LMLK Jar (Unstamped) from Lachish

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This jar is identical in manufacture to LMLK Type 484 jars except that it has no seal impressions.  Indeed, the vast majority of recovered Type 484 jar fragments are from unstamped jars, which leads to the theory that stamped jars were used in the tithing (or non-religious, administrative tax-collection) process.  This photo is included herein since it has appeared in several publications beside two stamped jars (10091 & 10074), causing one to wonder if it was stamped or not.  (Note:  The archaeological ID# for this jar is unknown.) From "Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land vol. 3 (Ji-N)" by Michael Avi-Yonah, Ephraim Stern, & D. Ussishkin, distributed by The Israel Exploration Society: Note:  This photo also appears in: "Anchor Bible Dictionary vol. 4 (K-N)" by David Noel Freedman & David Ussishkin "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin "The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land vol. 3 (Jo-Pel)" by Ephraim Stern & David Ussishkin "But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, & thou our potter."--Isaiah 64:8

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