'Akko HC 120926/1 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: 'Akko HC 120926/1

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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

Krater

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Red 5YR 5/6–2.5YR 5/6 fabric, brown 7.5YR 5/3 core, light reddishbrown 5YR 6/6–2.5YR 6/6 exterior;

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

sand, some lime grits and limestone inclusions

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

'Akko HC 120926/1

Krater

'Akko/Acre

1099 CE - 1291 CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 1

'Akko HC 120926/1

Krater

'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 , Page(s) 104-105.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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