Tell el-Kheleifeh 962 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Tell el-Kheleifeh 962

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Context Information

Site Name

Tell el-Kheleifeh

Date

8th-6th c. BCE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Jordan/Aqaba Highlands

Period

Iron Age IIC/Persian

Archaeological Context

Room 49

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Vessel Details

Shape

Cup, carinated

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Medium texture; some white, red and black inclusions; grey red-brown exterior (5 YR 4/2), orange red (5 YR 5/8) section

Measurements (cms)

H: 6.1 cm TH 0.50 cm D: 10 cm

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

None.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Completely fired

Vessel Images 3

Tell el-Kheleifeh 962

Cup, carinated

Tell el-Kheleifeh

8th-6th c. BCE

Iron Age IIC/Persian

Tell el-Kheleifeh 962

Cup, carinated

Tell el-Kheleifeh

8th-6th c. BCE

Iron Age IIC/Persian

Tell el-Kheleifeh 962

Cup, carinated

Tell el-Kheleifeh

8th-6th c. BCE

Iron Age IIC/Persian

Break Photos 1

Tell el-Kheleifeh 962

Cup, carinated

Tell el-Kheleifeh

8th-6th c. BCE

Iron Age IIC/Persian

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Southern Levantine Bronze-Iron Age Plain Wares

3200-c. 550 BCE

Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Iron Age

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Gary Davis Pratico. Nelson Glueck's 1938-1940 excavations at Tell el-Kheleifeh : a reappraisal. American Schools of Oriental Research archaeological reports American Schools of Oriental Research, 1993 , Plate 25:1.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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