For sale: Bronze Age, Canaanite wine Amphora with Certificate and Spanish export license. Century/ Time Frame: 1550-1220 B.C Provenance: Private collection, acquired between 1975-1990 Country of origin: Israel Material: Ceramic Condition : Good Dimensions: 213 cm × 130 mm Parallel : AMIRAN, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. Canaan was the name of a large and prosperous ancient country (sometimes independent), sometimes a tributary of Egypt, located in the Levant region of present-day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel. It was also known as Phenicia. The origin of the name "Canaan" comes from various ancient texts and there is no scholarly consensus on exactly where the name comes from or what it means. However, according to the Bible, the country was named after a man named Kaanan, Noah's grandson (Genesis 10). Other theories cite "Canaan" derived from the Hurrian language for "Purple" and since the Greeks knew the Canaanites as "Phoenicians" Greek for "Purple" and as the Phoenicians worked with purple dye and were called by the Greeks "Purple People", this explanation is the most probable. A magnificent collection and history object. Even more beautiful when you have it in front of you and say to yourself, I have something so full of history in my possession. Dear buyer, as soon as this sale concludes, your special purchase will be sent properly packaged and with a tracking number to you. Best regards