Vessel: Tell el-Kheleifeh 3053

Context Information

Tell el-Kheleifeh

8th-6th c. BCE

Fortified site/citadel

Jordan/Aqaba Highlands

Iron Age IIC/Persian

Room 49A

Vessel Details

Cup, carinated

Fine textured ferrugenous clay; medium amount of temper (10-30%); fine particle size (<1.00 mm, occasional 1-3 mm); inclusions: qtz/spar and lime, iron oxide; light brown-grey exterior (7.5 YR 6/2), grey section (10 YR 5/1)

H: 8.3 cm TH: 0.50 cm D: 12 cm

Dining/Drinking/Serving

None.

Wheel made

Completely fired

Vessel Images  3


Cup, carinated
Tell el-Kheleifeh
8th-6th c. BCE
Iron Age IIC/Persian

Cup, carinated
Tell el-Kheleifeh
8th-6th c. BCE
Iron Age IIC/Persian

Cup, carinated
Tell el-Kheleifeh
8th-6th c. BCE
Iron Age IIC/Persian

Break Photos  1


Cup, carinated
Tell el-Kheleifeh
8th-6th c. BCE
Iron Age IIC/Persian

Thin Section Photos  0

Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

3200-c. 550 BCE

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

Associated Petrofabric

Associated Kiln/Workshop