Red, White and Blue Ware (RWB Ware)is a ceramic practice dated to the Middle Bronze Age and found at sites in the Southern Levant.* This ceramic tradition is characterized by unique red and blue painted decoration that is applied atop of a white slip. The designs range from simple straight and wavy lines to more complex geometric patterns and zoomorphic motifs. Vessels decorated in the RWB style are primarily storage jars, although bowls, kraters, jugs, and stands also appear (less frequently). Overall, the vessel types are those typical to the Southern Levant. It appears that morphologically, RWB Ware included the decoration of already existent undecorated vessels
RWB decorative tradition first appeared during the MB I at Ash...
RWB Ware sherds from Ashkelon and Tel Azekah (Elgart-Sharon et al. 2023, fig. 1)
Chemical analysis via Raman Spectroscopy and pXRF has identified the composition of the three pigments used on this pottery (Elgart-Sharon 2023 et al.).* The white pigment was identified as Lime White, a well-known local pigment that can be retrieved from widely spread sedimentary rocks. The red pigment was identified as Red Ochre, a pigment that relies primarily on iron oxide. As for the colou...
