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Vessel: Lajjun 2017/A/004/015/2

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Context Information

Site Name

Legio/Lejjun

Date

12th Century CE

Site Type

Town/Village

Country/Region

Israel/Jezreel Valley

Period

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

Archaeological Context

Salvage Excavation of Midden in Area A on western slopes

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jug/pitcher

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Pinkish white 5YR 8/2 fabric. Some dark and red grits.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Pinkish yellow slip on the exterior. Red painting on exterior.

Manufacturing Technique

Hand made coil

Firing

Poorly Fired

Vessel Images 1

Lajjun 2017/A/004/015/2

Jug/pitcher

Legio/Lejjun

12th Century CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

Break Photos 1

Lajjun 2017/A/004/015/2

Jug/pitcher

Legio/Lejjun

12th Century CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

Thin Section Photos 1

Lajjun 2017/A/004/015/2

Jug/pitcher

Legio/Lejjun

12th Century CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Medieval-Modern Levantine handmade geometric painted ware (HMGP)

11th c. CE - 20th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk, Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk, Ottoman, Ottoman

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Lower Cretaceous/argillaceous/shales-mature sandstone-siltstone

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Edna J. Stern, Anastasia Shapiro, Matthew J. Adams, Nimrod Marom, Inbar Ktalav, and Yotam Tepper. "Domestic Waste as a Window into Crusader- Period Le Lyon (Kibbutz Megiddo/Lajjun, Israel): Insights from a Household Midden and Its Ceramic Assemblage" Bulletin of ASOR 391 (2024), 47-75 , Figure 8:7.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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