Shumeila A6993, L.454, b.2154 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Shumeila A6993, L.454, b.2154

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Context Information

Site Name

Khirbat Shumeila

Date

4th century BCE

Site Type

Settlement with workshop

Country/Region

Israel/Shephelah

Period

Achaemenid Persian

Archaeological Context

Floor

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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

Wheel made

Vessel Images 2

Shumeila A6993, L.454, b.2154

Jar, bag-shaped

Khirbat Shumeila

4th century BCE

Achaemenid Persian

Shumeila A6993, L.454, b.2154

Jar, bag-shaped

Khirbat Shumeila

4th century BCE

Achaemenid Persian

Break Photos 1

Shumeila A6993, L.454, b.2154

Jar, bag-shaped

Khirbat Shumeila

4th century BCE

Achaemenid Persian

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Eastern Shephelah/Central Hills Plain Ware

c. 1400 BCE - 37 BCE

Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age, Achaemenid Persian, Early Hellenistic, Middle Hellenistic, Late Hellenistic

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

Kiln name:

Khirbat Shumeila

Country/region:

Israel/Shephelah

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Bibliography

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Elena Kogan Zehavi excavated the shite on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority