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Vessel: Petra Roman Aqaba Project NPFW-Dekor2a

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Context Information

Site Name

Petra

Date

50 BCE - 30/20 BCE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Jordan/Southern Highlands

Period

Nabatean/Early Roman

Archaeological Context

Garden and Pool Complex; Petra North Ridge Project; Roman Aqaba Project

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Orange-red

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

A leaf design in thinly-applied pale red paint blossoms from the center of the vessel.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 1

Petra Roman Aqaba Project NPFW-Dekor2a

Bowl

Petra

50 BCE - 30/20 BCE

Nabatean/Early Roman

Break Photos 1

Petra Roman Aqaba Project NPFW-Dekor2a

Bowl

Petra

50 BCE - 30/20 BCE

Nabatean/Early Roman

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Nabataean Painted Fine Ware (NPFW)

150 BCE - ca. 250/300 CE

Nabatean/Early Roman, Middle Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Schmid, Stephan G. Petra, Ez Zantur II: Ergebnisse der schweizerisch‐liechtensteinischen Ausgrabungen. Teil 1: Die Feinkeramik der Nabatäer: Typologie, Chronologie und kulturhistorische Hintergründe. Terra Archaeologica 4. Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 2000

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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