Jordan/Wadi 'Arabah
Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid
Area T, L. 211, disturbed context associated with watchtower
Cooking pot
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Ext.: 10R 5/4 Weak Red, Int.: 2.5YR 6/6 Light Red, Core: Light Gray; Sandy temper, some fine calcareous and mineral inclusions
10 cm rim diameter
Cooking/Food production
Int. uneven orange to brown-gray slip, ext. uneven dark reddish-brown slip
Wheel made
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From excavations conducted by the Jabal Hamrat Fidan Project, with thanks to Thomas E. Levy and Mohammad Najjar. This sherd will appear in a forthcoming co-authored publication.
This vessel does not belong to the common local cooking wares, and it may be an import, possibly Egyptian.
