Petra | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Site: Petra

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Site Information

Site name (primary, secondary):

Petra

Country/region:

Jordan/Southern Sandst...

Alternate names & spellings:

al-Batra, Reqem

Coordinates (N,E):

30.3293 , 35.4389

Periods attested by vessels on the LCP:

Late Hellenistic, Naba...

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Site Description

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Related Images

Petra, Law court/tomb (photo courtesy of Michael Fuller)

Petra, colonnaded street and the Qasr al-Bint (photo courtesy of Michael Fuller)

Vessels 18

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Petra, ceramic incense burner at site museum

Incense stand/Thymiaterion

Petra

0 - 200

Nabatean/Early Roman

Petra, Fine Ware Bowl in site museum

Bowl

Petra

0 - 100

Nabatean/Early Roman

Petra, Figurine of al-Uzza/Aphrodite, Site Museum display

Figurine

Petra

0 - 200

Nabatean/Early Roman

Petra, Temple of Winged Lions, Site Museum exhibit

Perfume bottle/Unguentarium

Petra

100 - 200

Nabatean/Early Roman

Break Photos 8

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Petra Roman Aqaba Project NPFW-Dekor1

Bowl

Petra

150 BCE - 50 BCE

Late Hellenistic

Petra Roman Aqaba Project NPFW-Dekor2a

Bowl

Petra

50 BCE - 30/20 BCE

Nabatean/Early Roman

Petra Roman Aqaba Project NPFW-Dekor2b

Bowl

Petra

30/20 BCE - 1 BCE

Nabatean/Early Roman

Petra Roman Aqaba Project NPFW-Dekor2c

Bowl

Petra

1 CE - 20 CE

Nabatean/Early Roman

Petrographic Samples 0

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Site/Project URLs and Database Links

Site/Project URLs
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Associated Wares/Ware Families/Style

Ware name:

Date:

Period:

Nabataean Painted Fine Ware (NPFW)

150 BCE - ca. 250/300 CE

Nabatean/Early Roman, Middle Roman

Medieval-Modern Levantine handmade geometric painted ware (HMGP)

11th c. CE - 20th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk, Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk, Ottoman, Ottoman

Associated Petro-fabrics

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

Zarrabah Kilns

Country/region:

Jordan/Southern Sandstone Highlands

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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