Vessel: Shechem 407

Context Information

Shechem, Nablus

c.525-475 BC

Fortified site/citadel

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands

Achaemenid Persian

IVB fill 1556 sub locus 1530 (fill above metalled surface of terraces constructed before startum IV settlers; the pottery found in this fill was largely from stratum V)

Vessel Details

Jar

2.5YR 6/8 light red, 3/0 very dark gray surfaces; 10R 6/1 reddish gray core; many small to large inclusions

pH: 3.7 cm, D: 11 cm, Th: 0.6 cm

Transport/Storage

None

Wheel made

Wide bright gray core.

Vessel Images  3


Jar
Shechem
c.525-475 BC
Achaemenid Persian

Jar
Shechem
c.525-475 BC
Achaemenid Persian

Jar
Shechem
c.525-475 BC
Achaemenid Persian

Break Photos  1


Jar
Shechem
c.525-475 BC
Achaemenid Persian

Thin Section Photos  0

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Associated Kiln/Workshop