Ophel 320 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Ophel 320

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Context Information

Site Name

Jerusalem, City of David/Ophel/Silwan

Date

9th c. BCE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands

Period

Iron Age IIA

Archaeological Context

Ophel (E. Mazar) Area E, L. 236, b. 7053/1

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jug/pitcher

Shape Type

Cypriote jug?

Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Black decoration

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Thin Section Photos 1

Ophel 320

Jug/pitcher

Jerusalem

9th c. BCE

Iron Age IIA

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

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Associated Petrofabric

Northern Levantine-Cypriot Ophiolitic

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

David Ben-Shlomo. The Iron Age Pottery of Jerusalem: A Typological and Technological Study. Ariel University Institute of Archaeology Monograph Series No. 2 Israel: Ariel University Press, 2019 , Figure 7.31.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Ben-Shlomo 2019 TS Petrographic Group 10b