Beth She'an 387632 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Beth She'an 387632

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Context Information

Site Name

Beth She'an, Hamadya Farmland

Date

1300-1200 BCE

Site Type

Garrison

Country/Region

Israel/Beth She'an Valley

Period

Late Bronze Age II

Archaeological Context

Building C (Stratum N-4)

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Red inclusions, reddish-brown (Martin 2011, Fabric Group 70)

Measurements (cms)

PH: 10 cm, PD: 5.5 cm

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Red slip outside

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 2

Beth She'an 387632

Bowl

Beth She'an

1300-1200 BCE

Late Bronze Age II

Beth She'an 387632

Bowl

Beth She'an

1300-1200 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

Israel/Northern valleys/rounded sedimentary and volcanic fluvial sands

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Martin, Mario A.S., and Yaniv Agmon. "Egyptian-Type Pottery in the Late Bronze Age Southern Levant" Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (2011) , Figure 17, Page 44, 320, Plate 14.2.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

BL6 type bowls are medium in size and have deep, sharp or rounded carinations, with the type being very rare in the southern Levant (Martin 2011: 44).