Hisban L: L.1.11 B: P131-2 DB: 838 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Hisban L: L.1.11 B: P131-2 DB: 838

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Context Information

Site Name

Tall Hisban

Date

mid 14th c. CE

Site Type

Town/Village

Country/Region

Jordan/Central Highlands

Period

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

Archaeological Context

L. L.1.11, B. P131-2

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jug/pitcher

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

10YR 4/2 outer half; coarse, small-large/very large dark brown, and small white (lime) with occasional medium inclusions; some large voids.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Hand made slab

Firing

5YR 4/3 core

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Hisban L: L.1.11 B: P131-2 DB: 838

Jug/pitcher

Tall Hisban

mid 14th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

Hisban L: L.1.11 B: P131-2 DB: 838

Jug/pitcher

Tall Hisban

mid 14th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 1

Hisban L: L.1.11 B: P131-2 DB: 838

Jug/pitcher

Tall Hisban

mid 14th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Medieval-Modern Levantine handmade geometric painted ware (HMGP)

11th c. CE - 20th c. CE

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

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Gabrieli R.S., Ben-Shlomo D. and Walker B.J. 2014. "Production and Distribution of Geometric-Painted (HMGP) and Plain Hand-Made Wares of the Mamluk Period: A Case Study from Northern Israel, Jerusalem and Hisban" Journal of Islamic Archaeology 1 (2015), 193-229

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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