Created in the age of David and Solomon,
this
simple but charming vessel glows with
the rich
patina of history. Who can say through
whose
hands it might have passed centuries
ago? It was
perhaps from such a jug that Samuel
anointed
Saul king of Israel. Whatever its past,
we are
aware that it was crafted by ancient
hands, held
and used by people who lived in a time
and place
much different from our own. The energy
of
those vanished lives clings to it still
and sets our
imaginations stirring.
- (PF.0238)