Afula L:181 B:1347 Reg. No: 651 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Afula L:181 B:1347 Reg. No: 651

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Context Information

Site Name

Afula

Date

13th - 15th c. CE

Site Type

Settlement

Country/Region

Israel/Jezreel Valley

Period

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk, Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Archaeological Context

L. 181, B. 1347

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light brown, with small-large dark brown, small- medium light brown, yellowish-brown and reddish- brown inclusions.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Slipped, red-brown decoration.

Manufacturing Technique

Hand made slab

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Afula L:181 B:1347 Reg. No: 651

Bowl

Afula

13th - 15th c. CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk, Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 1

Afula L:181 B:1347 Reg. No: 651

Bowl

Afula

13th - 15th c. CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk, Middle-Late Islamic/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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