Barsinia_Br.06.A.B10.3.7 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Barsinia_Br.06.A.B10.3.7

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Context Information

Site Name

Barsinia

Date

500 CE - 750 CE

Site Type

Rural settlement/Farmstead

Country/Region

Jordan/Northern Highlands

Period

Late Byzantine

Archaeological Context

The site is across a flat, gentle hill 15km west of Irbid. Consisting of building remains, burial tombs, and water cisterns.

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar, storage

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

White ware, well levigated

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter 11cm, body diameter 31cm, height 45cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Evenly fired

Vessel Images 1

Barsinia_Br.06.A.B10.3.7

Jar, storage

Barsinia

500 CE - 750 CE

Late Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Foran, Debra. "The Byzantine Period" in The Pottery of Jordan: A Manual, ed(s). Haron, Jehad; Clark, Douglas R. Amman: American Center of Research, 2022, 84-88 , Figure 7.0, Number 13.0, Page 317.0.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Fine ribbings on shoulders and body, high neck, loop handles, A similar jar was found at Gadara but made of light brown clay, dated to Roman/early-Byzantine period (Nielsen, Andersen, and Holm-Nielsen