Rehovot-in-the-Negev L. 514, B. 484 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Rehovot-in-the-Negev L. 514, B. 484

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Context Information

Site Name

Rehovot-in-the-Negev, Khirbet Ruheiba

Date

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Site Type

City

Country/Region

Israel/Negev

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Locus 514, B. 484 (cistern in the atrium of the church)

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Fabric has pinkish exterior and brown interior.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Rehovot-in-the-Negev L. 514, B. 484

Transport amphora

Rehovot-in-the-Negev

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Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1)

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Rosenthal-Heginbottom, R.. "The Pottery" in Excavations at Rehovot-in-the-Negev. Volume I: the Northern Church, ed(s). Y. Tsafrir. Qedem 25. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1988, 78–97 , Plate Pl. III.128.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).