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Vessel: Ḫirbat Muraṣraṣ-MOUR 1978-01

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Context Information

Site Name

Ḫirbat Muraṣraṣ, Khirbet el-Mourasras

Date

c. 900-332 BCE

Site Type

Settlement

Country/Region

Syria/Hauran

Period

Iron Age IIB, Iron Age IIC, Neo-Babylonian Period, Achaemenid Persian

Archaeological Context

Surface

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl

Shape Type

Type B1: flange below rim (Rohmer 2020, Type B1, fig. 1.3, p. 48).

Fabric Description

Compact red-orange clay with basalt inclusions. Brown clay. Many brilliant black (volcanic glass) inclusions, rare white inclusions.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Ḫirbat Muraṣraṣ-MOUR 1978-01

Bowl

Ḫirbat Muraṣraṣ

c. 900-332 BCE

Iron Age IIB, Iron Age IIC, Neo-Babylonian Period, Achaemenid Persian

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

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Associated Petrofabric

Syria/Hauran/Red-Orange Basaltic Fabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Jérôme Rohmer. HAURAN VI. La Syrie du Sud de l'âge du Fer à l'annexion romaine (XIIe siècle av. J.C. - Ier siècle apr. J.-C.). La Bibliothèque archéologique et historique (BAH) T. 217. Beyrouth: Institut Français du Proche-Orient, 2020 , Figure 2.101, Page(s) p. 168.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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