Galilean Hellenistic-Roman Basaltic cooking ware | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Ware/Ware Family/Style: Galilean Hellenistic-Roman Basaltic cooking ware

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Name, Geographic and Chronological Range

Name:

Galilean Hellenistic-Roman Basaltic cooking ware

Country/region of ware origin:

Israel/Galilee, Israel/Golan

Date BCE/CE:

2nd - 1st centuries BCE

Period:

Hellenistic, Early Roman

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General Information and Description

General Information
Description

Hard, thin walled fabric with an abundance of small white inclusions and occasional small rounded black inclusions. Fired red (2.5YR 6/6) or dark red brown on the surface (2.5YR 4/6-5YR 5/6) often with a red core (2.5R 6/6) or gray core if fired red on the surface.

Vessels 4

Qedesh K08P108

Cooking pot

Qedesh/Kedesh

mid to late 2nd century BCE

Hellenistic

Qedesh K00P164

Casserole/Lopas

Qedesh/Kedesh

mid to late 2nd century BCE

Hellenistic

Qedesh K08P021

Cooking ware lid

Qedesh/Kedesh

mid to late 2nd century BCE

Hellenistic

Qedesh K09P188

Jug/pitcher

Qedesh/Kedesh

mid to late 2nd century BCE

Hellenistic

Break Photos 0

Petrographic Samples 0

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Earlier/Alternative Names

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Site Distribution

Israel

Qedesh/Kedesh (Israel/Galilee)

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Associated Petrofabrics

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

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Bibliography

Berlin, Andrea M. Tel Anafa II, i: The Hellenistic and Roman Pottery: The Plain Wares. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 10.2. Ann Arbor, MI: Kelsey Museum of the University of Michigan, 1997

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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