Ashqelon Third Mile Estate B/305, b. 250 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Ashqelon Third Mile Estate B/305, b. 250

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Context Information

Site Name

Ashqelon, Third Mile Estate

Date

6th-7th c. CE

Site Type

Rural estate

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Area B kiln complex, Locus 305

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

Majcherek Form 4

Fabric Description

Yellowish red fabric (...

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Light brown (7.5YR 6/4)

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Vessel Images 1

Ashqelon Third Mile Estate B/305, b. 250

Amphora

Ashqelon

6th-7th c. CE

Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Late Roman Amphora 4 (LRA 4)/"Gaza" jars

1st century CE - 7th century CE

Roman, Byzantine

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel/Negev coastal loess

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

Kiln name:

Ashkelon Third Mile Estate Area B Byzantine Gaza jar kilns

Country/region:

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Southern Coastal Plain

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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" 'Aliquot 74 (2013), 167-222 , Figure 37.2.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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