'Akko HC 120552/18 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: 'Akko HC 120552/18

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Context Information

Site Name

'Akko/Acre

Date

12th - 13th centuries 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

Strainer jug

Shape Type

3-handled

Fabric Description

Dark gray 10YR 4/1 fabric, light gray 2.5Y 7/2 exterior;

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

much sand, many lime grits and some limestone inclusions

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

'Akko HC 120552/18

Strainer jug

'Akko/Acre

12th - 13th centuries CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 1

'Akko HC 120552/18

Strainer jug

'Akko/Acre

12th - 13th centuries 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

Stern Edna J. ‘Akko I: The 1991–1998 Excavations; The Crusader-Period Pottery . IAA Reports 51. Jerusalem: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2012 , Figure 4.7:3.
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 , Figure 5.2, Page(s) 104-105.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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