Gedara L42-B1109-01 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Gedara L42-B1109-01

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Context Information

Site Name

Tel Qatra, Gedera

Date

mid 6th - early 8th century CE

Site Type

Ceramic workshop/Kiln

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Tel Qatra kiln, Upper Sherd...

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar, bag-shaped

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Vessel Images 1

Gedara L42-B1109-01

Jar, bag-shaped

Tel Qatra

mid 6th - early 8th century CE

Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Late Roman Amphora 4 (LRA 4)/"Gaza" jars

1st century CE - 7th century CE

Roman, Byzantine

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

Kiln name:

Tel Qatra Industrial Zone

Country/region:

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Southern Coastal Plain

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Bibliography

Steve Weiner, Alla Nagorsky, Itamar Taxel, Yotam Asscher, Rosa Maria Albert,, Lior Regev, Xin Yan, Filipe Natalio, Elisabetta Boaretto. "High temperature pyrotechnology: A macro- and microarchaeology study of a late Byzantine-beginning of Early Islamic period (7th century CE) pottery kiln from Tel Qatra/Gedera, Israel" Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 31 (2020) , Page 6, Figure 5, Number 2.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel belongs to the
latest variant of Late Roman Amphora 4, "characterized by a plain rim,
tall elongated body and a pointed base" (Weiner et al. 2020, 3: 9).