Ashdod-Yam 1261/3 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Ashdod-Yam 1261/3

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Context Information

Site Name

Ashdod-Yam

Date

2nd century BCE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Southern Coastal Plain

Period

Middle Hellenistic, Late Hellenistic

Archaeological Context

stratum II

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl, incurved rim

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

The ware is pink (7.5YR8/4) and reddish-yellow (7.5YR8/6)

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

slipped inside and out: bright red (2.5YR5/6), frequently fired blackish

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Ashdod-Yam 1261/3

Bowl, incurved rim

Ashdod-Yam

2nd century BCE

Middle Hellenistic, Late Hellenistic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Southern Coastal Plain Hellenistic Slipped Fine Ware

3rd-2nd c. BCE

Hellenistic

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Alexander Fantalkin, Matasha Mazis, Yaniv Schauer, Donald T. Ariel, Shahar Krispin, Orit Tsuf, Tzilla Eshel & Eli Itkin. "Hellenistic Ashdod-Yam in Light of Recent Archaeological Investigations" Tel Aviv 51 (2024), 238-278 , Figure 20:13.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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