Humayma 1996.0261.T1 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Humayma 1996.0261.T1

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Context Information

Site Name

Humayma

Date

Late 2nd century CE - 3rd century CE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Jordan/Aqaba Highlands

Period

Roman

Archaeological Context

Found in situ in a stack of three similar bricks lying on plaster floor of Horreum.

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Vessel Details

Shape

Brick

Shape Type

Circular bessalis

Fabric Description

red (10YR 5/8)

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Building material

Surface treatment

evidence of smoothing by hand or tool

Manufacturing Technique

Mold made and Hand made slab

Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Humayma 1996.0261.T1

Brick

Humayma

Late 2nd century CE - 3rd century CE

Roman

Humayma 1996.0261.T1

Brick

Humayma

Late 2nd century CE - 3rd century CE

Roman

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Humayma Praetorium Room J Ware

late 2nd century CE - 3rd century CE

Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

M. B. Reeves, and C. A. Harvey. "A Typological Assessment of the Nabataean, Roman, and Byzantine Ceramic Building Materials at Humayma and Wadi Ramm" Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan 12 (2016), 443-75

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

M. B. Reeves and C. A. Harvey

Humayma Excavation Project