Tell Balatah 4512 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Tell Balatah 4512

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Context Information

Site Name

Shechem, Nablus

Date

1700 BCE - 1675 BCE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands

Period

Middle Bronze Age II

Archaeological Context

XVIII sub-Stratum fill. Field B60 VI, Area 8, Basket 21

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Vessel Details

Shape

Juglet, piriform

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light gray surfaces 10YR 7/2, many small visible inclusions

Measurements (cms)

Th: 0.5 cm, pH: 5 cm, D: 8 cm, Toe D: 2.5 cm

Functional Category

Household/Utility, Cosmetic/Toilette/Medicine

Surface treatment

None

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 3

Tell Balatah 4512

Juglet, piriform

Shechem

1700 BCE - 1675 BCE

Middle Bronze Age II

Tell Balatah 4512

Juglet, piriform

Shechem

1700 BCE - 1675 BCE

Middle Bronze Age II

Tell Balatah 4512

Juglet, piriform

Shechem

1700 BCE - 1675 BCE

Middle Bronze Age II

Break Photos 1

Tell Balatah 4512

Juglet, piriform

Shechem

1700 BCE - 1675 BCE

Middle Bronze Age II

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Northern Central Hills Middle Bronze Age Plain Ware

18th-16th c. BCE

Middle Bronze Age II

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Dan P. Cole. Shechem I. The Middle Bronze IIB Pottery. Excavation Reports of the American Schools of Oriental Research Winona Lake IN: Eisenbrauns, 1984 , Plate 28.c.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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