Shuhara L. 19, b. 109.1 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Shuhara L. 19, b. 109.1

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Context Information

Site Name

Khirbet esh-Shuhara

Date

2nd c. BCE

Site Type

Settlement

Country/Region

Israel/Galilee

Period

Middle Hellenistic, Late Hellenistic

Archaeological Context

Area B3, Locus 19

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Vessel Details

Shape

Perfume bottle/Unguentarium

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

chalky peach-brown

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Cosmetic/Toilette/Medicine

Surface treatment

thin matte red painted bands

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

fully fired

Vessel Images 2

Shuhara L. 19, b. 109.1

Perfume bottle/Unguentarium

Khirbet esh-Shuhara

2nd c. BCE

Middle Hellenistic, Late Hellenistic

Shuhara L. 19, b. 109.1

Perfume bottle/Unguentarium

Khirbet esh-Shuhara

2nd c. BCE

Middle Hellenistic, Late Hellenistic

Break Photos 1

Shuhara L. 19, b. 109.1

Perfume bottle/Unguentarium

Khirbet esh-Shuhara

2nd c. BCE

Middle Hellenistic, Late Hellenistic

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Phoenician Semi-Fine ware

6th century BCE - 1st century CE

Iron Age III/Achaemenid Persian, Hellenistic, Early Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Lebanon/Southern Coast/Neogene Marl/Quartz Inclusions and Marine Biogenic Debris

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Mordechai Aviam and Aharoni Amitai. "Excavations at Khirbet esh-Shuhara" in Eretz Zafon: Studies in Galilean Archaeology, ed(s). Zvi Gal. Haifa: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2002, 119-134 , Figure 15.10.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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