Terracotta Iron Age Israelite Decorated Chalice or Torch Time of King DavidIron Age 930 586 BCE, Time of King David. 7. 3 Inches By 5 Inches. Holy Land, Israelite, Iron Age II. A hand built pottery vessel, perhaps a chalice, or a torch with a conical stem rising to a tulip shaped body corseted at the lower end, created during the time of the kings of ancient Israel. This wheel made, cream slipped vessel is handsomely decorated with thick rings and slender rings of red pigment on the vessel body, neck, and base. A fine