Tel Mor A723/2 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Tel Mor A723/2

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Context Information

Site Name

Tel Mor

Date

1350-1300 BCE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Southern Coastal Plain

Period

Late Bronze Age II

Archaeological Context

Room 71 (Stratum VI)

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light red (2.5YR 6/6), very many medium voids and very few small white inclusions

Measurements (cms)

D: 14 cm

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Light red surface (2.5YR 6/6)

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 1

Tel Mor A723/2

Jar

Tel Mor

1350-1300 BCE

Late Bronze Age II

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Southern Levantine Late Bronze Age Egyptianized Wares

c. 1400-1200 BCE

Late Bronze Age II, Late Bronze Age III

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Tristan J. Barako and Mario A.S. Martin. "Egyptian and Egyptianized Pottery" in Tel Mor. The Moshe Dothan Excavations, 1959-1960. IAA Reports, no. 32 Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2007, 129-165 , Figure 4.11.15, Page 162.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Three rims of locally produced, Egyptianized globular jars were found at Tel Mor; two belong to Strata VIII-VII and one to Stratum V. The rims resemble beer-jar rims except for their relatively long necks (Barako & Martin 2007: 145).