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At least ten published LMLK handles are typologically different (larger in size & brighter in color) from Type 484 & are probably from giant pithoi, which were about 2-3 times larger than Type 484 jars. Eight came from controlled excavations; at least two are from unknown sources. Here is a side-by-side photo comparing the two types (the Type 484 (left) is about 2" wide at the joint; the pithos (right) is about 3"):
Here is a sub-corpus of the known pithos handles:
- Beersheba Z4CY, x:00, PPP, x (ID# 1142-1)
- Gibeon M4C, 12:00, PPP, 0 (field # 523; stamp # 213; museum ID# 60-13-74)
- Gibeon x4C, 11:00, PPP, 0 (field # 1451; stamp # 519; museum ID# 62-30-1138)
- Gibeon Z4CY, 12:00, PPP, 0 (field # 515; stamp # 206)
- Jerusalem M4C, 6:00, xxx, x (ID: GL307.5943-1)
- Lachish S4L, x:00, PPP, x (Lachish ID# 85, Museum ID# 1205 at the Weingreen Museum of Biblical Antiquities at Trinity College Dublin); no photos available
- Nasbeh x4C, 9:00, PPP, 0 (ID: AK21)
- Nasbeh Z4CY, 11:00, PPP, 0 (ID: Room 467, I, X29); seen in comparison photo above
- Unprovenanced:
Chemical analysis indicates that LMLK pithoi were manufactured with clay that can be identified with the Jerusalem region, & their ware greatly resembles the inscribed GBON handles excavated from Gibeon. Additionally, these 2 handles can be described as having ware similar to the pithos type (PPP), but their smaller shape resembles the Type 484 style along with a curious whitewash coating (WPP):
As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.--2Chronicles 31:5
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