Ashqelon Third Mile Estate E/493, b. 334b | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Ashqelon Third Mile Estate E/493, b. 334b

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Context Information

Site Name

Ashqelon, Third Mile Estate

Date

mid-3rd - mid-2nd c. BCE

Site Type

Rural estate

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Southern Coastal Plain

Period

Middle Hellenistic

Archaeological Context

Area E, Locus 493, basket 334

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Vessel Details

Shape

Saucer

Shape Type

drooping grooved rim

Fabric Description

Reddish yellow fabric (5YR 7/6)

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Thin matte red slip (2.5YR 4/8)

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Ashqelon Third Mile Estate E/493, b. 334b

Saucer

Ashqelon

mid-3rd - mid-2nd c. BCE

Middle Hellenistic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Southern Coastal Plain Hellenistic Slipped Fine Ware

3rd-2nd c. BCE

Hellenistic

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Yigal Israel and Tali Erickson-Gini. "Remains from the Hellenistic through the Byzantine Periods at the 'Third Mile Estate', Ashqelon" 'Atiqot 74 (2013), 167-222 , Figure 3.8.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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