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Vessel: Jerash LAJP 2015 1. 7

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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

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Munsell 5Y 7/1 pale grey outside; black inner surface; core two coloured in black and light grey.

Measurements (cms)

30 cm diameter

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

bad firing

Vessel Images 3

Jerash LAJP 2015 1. 7

Jar

Jerash/Gerasa

mid 8th-early 9th CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Jerash LAJP 2015 1. 7

Jar

Jerash/Gerasa

mid 8th-early 9th CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Jerash LAJP 2015 1. 7

Jar

Jerash/Gerasa

mid 8th-early 9th CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Break Photos 1

Jerash LAJP 2015 1. 7

Jar

Jerash/Gerasa

mid 8th-early 9th CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

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, 5.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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