REL_14.gif Large Goblet (595 X 480, 256 shades of gray)
Large Goblet
Limestone
First century C.E.
This large goblet-shaped vessel was produced on a lathe, probably in Jerusalem, and is extremely well crafted. It is surprising that an ancient lathe was capable of supporting and working such a large and heavy stone block. The vessel may shed light on the shape of the _kallal_, mentioned in the Talmudic sources as a vessel for holding the purification ashes of the red heifer (Mishnah _Parah_ 3:3).