Found in Samaria. The Private Collection of the Baidun Family Mahmoud Baidun (1920-1980) founded what would become Khader M Badiun and Sons Galleries in Jerusalem, Isreal. As a young boy, Mahmoud would accompany archeologists, biblical scholars, and visiting delegations on excavation sites all over Jerusalem and other sites within the country. Earning the trust of scholars and archeologists alike, Mahmoud became an indispensable presence and guide to other visiting scholars. When Mr. Baidun entered the antiquities trade, he would be granted trade license under the British Mandate and from the Hashemite Kingdom. When Israel authorized the trade of antiquities, Mahmoud was issued one of the first antiquities licenses issued in the country. He would later forge close relationships with other merchants; slowly building a massive private collection that would go on to sell to political leaders, international museums, and private collectors globally.
Large Canaanite chocolate and white ware, ancient Canaanite
pottery corresponding to the Late Bronze Age of approximately 1530 B.C.E. –
1480 B.C.E.. Narrow base rises to wide smooth shoulders, topped by slightly
flared neck with straight-rimmed mouth. Monochrome paint patterns in four
distinct rings on vase’s top half, interspersed with four stylized palm trees.
Base structure of three loops, each painted with four short straight lines, serves
as tripod stand.