RESEMBLES GOBLET/LEAF DES
"Pirre de la Mer Morte" carved along rim
Collection
ETHNOGRAPHIC/ISRAEL
Made/Created
Place
Continent
Asia
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
Middle East
Location
Dead Sea
Continent
Asia
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Goblet
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Glass, Drinking
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Drinking Vessels
Nomenclature Class
Food Service T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials
Parts
Count
1
Material
Stone
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Research Notes
Notes
Possibly a Kiddush cup, a traditional Jewish drinking vessel used to hold wine or grape juice. THe cup is part of a Jewish tradition that the holiday or special day has begun once wine/juice has been poured into the Kiddush cups and prayers are said over it.
Separate note - most of the kiddush cups found like this are inscribed PIERRE DE LA MER MORTE, which translates to Dead Sea Stone. This was often inscribed on goblets made from stone retrieved from the Dead Sea.
