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Vessel: Hisban L: L.1.16 B: P36-2 DB: 840

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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.1.16, B. P36-2

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Vessel Details

Shape

Closed vessel

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Fabric: 7.5YR 8/4 inner, 7.5YR 6/6 outer; slightly rough, small-large/very large dark brown, small white inclusions.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Household/Utility

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Hand made slab

Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Hisban L: L.1.16 B: P36-2 DB: 840

Closed vessel

Tall Hisban

mid 14th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

Hisban L: L.1.16 B: P36-2 DB: 840

Closed vessel

Tall Hisban

mid 14th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

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Thin Section Photos 1

Hisban L: L.1.16 B: P36-2 DB: 840

Closed vessel

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

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Lower Cretaceous/argillaceous/shales-mature sandstone-siltstone

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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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