Arad 382 6560 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Arad 382 6560

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Context Information

Site Name

Arad

Date

ca. 750–730 BCE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Israel/Negev

Period

Iron Age IIB

Archaeological Context

Locus 382, Courtyard (temple) (Phase 9)

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Vessel Details

Shape

Cooking pot

Shape Type

CP-4

Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

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Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

~800–900 °C

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Arad 382 6560

Cooking pot

Arad

ca. 750–730 BCE

Iron Age IIB

Arad 382 6560

Cooking pot

Arad

ca. 750–730 BCE

Iron Age IIB

Arad 382 6560

Cooking pot

Arad

ca. 750–730 BCE

Iron Age IIB

Arad 382 6560

Cooking pot

Arad

ca. 750–730 BCE

Iron Age IIB

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel/Haifa Bay/Akko Coast/Coastal alluvium

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Lily Singer-Avitz. "Arad: The Iron Age Pottery Assemblages" Tel Aviv 29 (2002), 110–214

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

FTIR – main clay peak (Si–O): 1081.6 cm⁻¹ (vitrification shoulder at ~1163 cm⁻¹); calcite: Absent (no 1430 or 875 cm⁻¹ — decomposed); quartz: 797.0 cm⁻¹, 778.5 cm⁻¹; dolomite: Absent (refs: B07; R10)