Tell Fara Tubb 1986 Fig. 2.5 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Tell Fara Tubb 1986 Fig. 2.5

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Context Information

Site Name

Tell el-Fara, Fara

Date

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Site Type

Cave dwelling

Country/Region

Israel/Southern Coastal Plain

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

"The paste is pinkish-buff (2.5 YR 6/6), very sandy and gritty, including temper of sand, crystal and lime which seems to be more concentrated on the surface" (Tubb 1986: 55).

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Pinkish-cream wash on exterior.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Tell Fara Tubb 1986 Fig. 2.5

Transport amphora

Tell el-Fara

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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

Tubb, J. N.. "The Pottery from a Byzantine Well near Tell Fara" Palestine Exploration Quarterly 118 (1986), 51–65 , Figure Fig. 2.5.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Gaza jars (LRA4) and Palestinian bag-shaped jars (LRA5/6) were other dominant amphora types found in the Byzantine well. This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1