Baysan 606357/1 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Baysan 606357/1

Edit

Context Information

Site Name

Beth She'an, Scythopolis

Date

659-749 CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Israel/Beth She'an Valley

Period

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

Archaeological Context

Pottery workshop, kilns

Edit

Vessel Details

Shape

Lid

Shape Type

BS-TPWS.LD2 (Fig. 11.18:3, 4). Bell-shaped lid with a flaring lip or base

Fabric Description

Levigated clay that has no temper. This vessel has a pink color.

Measurements (cms)

—

Functional Category

Household/Utility

Surface treatment

Textile smoothed while wet

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Highly Fired

Vessel Images 2

Baysan 606357/1

Lid

Beth She'an

659-749 CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

Baysan 606357/1

Lid

Beth She'an

659-749 CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

Edit

Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

—

Edit

Associated Petrofabric

—

Edit

Associated Kiln/Workshop

Kiln name:

Baysan, theater pottery workshop

Country/region:

Israel/Beth She'an Valley

Edit

Bibliography

Bar Nathan, Rachel and Atrash, Walid. Bet She'an II: Baysan, The Theater Pottery Workshop. IAA Reports, No. 48. Jerusalem: IAA, 2011 , Figure 11.18:3.
Berlin, Andrea M. Tel Anafa II, i: The Hellenistic and Roman Pottery: The Plain Wares. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 10.2. Ann Arbor, MI: Kelsey Museum of the University of Michigan, 1997 , Page 22.

Edit

Discussion/Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dr. Rachel Bar-Nathan, Dr. Gaby Mazor and Dr. Walid Atrash, directors and field archaeologist on behalf of the IAA