Petra.Tomb 303.4 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Petra.Tomb 303.4

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Context Information

Site Name

Petra

Date

1099 CE- 1516 CE

Site Type

Tomb/Grave/Burial

Country/Region

Jordan/Southern Highlands

Period

Middle Islamic, Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

Archaeological Context

Islamic period tomb later used as a dump

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Vessel Details

Shape

Lamp, mold-made

Shape Type

Emmaus type

Fabric Description

Fabric: very fine and soft. Fabric surface colour: cream.

Measurements (cms)

Height: 3.5 cm. Length 13 cm. Width 8 cm. Wall thickness: 0.5 cm.

Functional Category

Lighting

Surface treatment

Decorated under base; channel borders.

Manufacturing Technique

Mold made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Petra.Tomb 303.4

Lamp, mold-made

Petra

1099 CE- 1516 CE

Middle Islamic, Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Medieval Southern Levantine mold-made slipper lamps

1200-1400 CE

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk, Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk, Frankish/Ayyubid, Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk, Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk, Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Sinibaldi, M. " The Ceramic Assemblage from the Later phases at Tomb 303. Settlement in Wadi Ath-Thugrah in the Islamic Period." Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 57 (2015), 167-178 , Figure 4.0, Page 172.0.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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