Ayla Walmsley 2022 Fig. 3.63 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Ayla Walmsley 2022 Fig. 3.63

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Context Information

Site Name

al-'Aqaba, Aila

Date

Later 8th to 9th century CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Jordan/Wadi 'Arabah

Period

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abb...

Archaeological Context

B1d-25

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Vessel Details

Shape

Cooking ware jug

Shape Type

Ewer

Fabric Description

moderately gritty sand...

Functional Category

Household/Utility

Surface treatment

wavy comb incisions on...

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

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Ayla Walmsley 2022 Fig. 3.63

Cooking ware jug

al-'Aqaba

Later 8th to 9th century CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Early Islamic 'Aqaba cream-surface ware (Mahesh Ware)

750-850 CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Alan G. Walmsley. "The Early Islamic Period (Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid)" in The Pottery of Jordan: A Manual, ed(s). Jehad Haron & Douglas R. Clark. The American Center of Research, Alexandria, Virginia & Amman, Jordan: The American Center of Research & Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project, 2022, 89-107 , Figure 3.63, Page 100-101.
Alan G. Walmsley. "The Early Islamic Period (Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid)" in The Pottery of Jordan: A Manual, ed(s). Jehad Haron & Douglas R. Clark. The American Center of Research, Alexandria, Virginia & Amman, Jordan: The American Center of Research & Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project, 2022, 89-107 , Figure 3.63, Page 100-101.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Incription refers to a demon called "Mahesh" ("Troublemaker") from which the ware gets its name.