'Akko HC 120552/1 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: 'Akko HC 120552/1

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Context Information

Site Name

'Akko/Acre

Date

1099 CE - 1291 CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Israel/Northern Coastal Plain

Period

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

Archaeological Context

Hospitaller Compound

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jug/pitcher

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Red 10R 5/6 fabric, dark brown 7.5YR 4/3 core, mostly very pale brown 10YR 7/3, occasionally reddish-brown 2.5YR 5/4 exterior

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

some sand, many lime grits and some coarse limestone inclusions

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

'Akko HC 120552/1

Jug/pitcher

'Akko/Acre

1099 CE - 1291 CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 1

'Akko HC 120552/1

Jug/pitcher

'Akko/Acre

1099 CE - 1291 CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Acre Ware

1191 CE - 1489 CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel/Northern Coastal Plain ferruginous/quartz sand

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Shapiro Anastasia. "Petrographic Analysis of the Crusader-Period Pottery" in ‘Akko I: The 1991–1998 Excavations; The Crusader-Period Pottery . IAA Reports 51/1. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2012, 103–126
Stern Edna J. ‘Akko I: The 1991–1998 Excavations; The Crusader-Period Pottery . IAA Reports 51. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2012

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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