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Vessel: Jerash LAJP 2015 6.6.1

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Context Information

Site Name

Jerash/Gerasa

Date

mid 8th-early 9th CE

Site Type

Domestic/residential area

Country/Region

Jordan/Northern Highlands

Period

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar/Jug

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Munsell: 7.5 YR 7/3 buff tending to pink

Measurements (cms)

9 cm diameter

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

very faded pale painted decoration (wavy lines)

Manufacturing Technique

Ware and Wheel made

Firing

bad firing

Vessel Images 3

Jerash LAJP 2015 6.6.1

Jar/Jug

Jerash/Gerasa

mid 8th-early 9th CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Jerash LAJP 2015 6.6.1

Jar/Jug

Jerash/Gerasa

mid 8th-early 9th CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Jerash LAJP 2015 6.6.1

Jar/Jug

Jerash/Gerasa

mid 8th-early 9th CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Jerash Pale Ware (Subware/Variant: Transitional Cream/Pale Ware)

Late 8th to 9th century CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Pappalardo R.. "Life after Earthquake: Early Abbasid Ceramic Assemblages from Domestic context in Jerash's South-West District" in Jerash, the Decapolis, and the Earthquake of AD 749. The Fallout of a Disaster., ed(s). Lichtenberger A. and Raja R. Jerash Papers 14. Turnhout: Brepols, 2025, 59-72 , Figure 4.2, 1.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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