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This is an ancient pottery pilgrim flask. A human needs about 2.5 liters of water per day to survive; the equivalent to filling this flask five times. Circa 1200-1000 BCE. From modern-day Amman, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).
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