Gerasa Hippodrome Byza...
Late 3rd c. CE--Early ...
Byzantine
Basin, Bottle, Bowl, B...
Just outside the main gate of ancient Jerash lay the hippodrome, built in the 2nd c. CE as a locale for chariot racing and used as such until sometime in late 3rd c. CE, when one of the largest pottery workshops in Jordan was established inside, "mass producing vast amounts of ceramics that ranged from tiles and pipes, to storage ware, plain and decorated common and fine wares, as well as moulded objects like lamps figurines" (Kehrberg 2009, p. 493:4). The most well-known of the wares produced here were the Jerash Bowls and the so-called Jerash Lamps. One kiln has been identified here, as well as a domiciles for the potters. During the 5th c. CE, the northern portion of the hippodrome was converted back to an entertainment cente...
Original and 2nd generation lamp moulds and mould matrixes (Kehrberg 2020, figure 1)
Hippodrome kiln complex in front of E cavea, N of Church Bishop Marianos, 1993 by A.O. (Ostrasz and Kehrberg-Ostrasz 2020, p. 286, figure 122)
Hippodrome, cavea chambers with workshops (from the Gerasa Hippodrome Excavation and Restoration Project directed by A. Ostrasz 1994-1996 (courtesy of Ina Kehrberg)
Hippodrome, cavea chamber with workshop installations (from the Gerasa Hippodrome Excavation and Restoration Project directed by A. Ostrasz 1994-1996 (courtesy of Ina Kehrberg)
