Towards the end of the 2nd c. BCE and continuing into the 1st c. CE, Jerusalem potters manufactured cooking vessels with thin walls and, often, sharply contoured rims. The ware is recognizable by its dense, compact bright red-brown color and occasional small to medium angular white inclusions. Surfaces were nicely finished by wet smoothing and sometimes closely spaced wheel-ridges. Vessels were generally fully fired at high temperatures, giving them a hard, almost metallic texture.
The first shapes produced were globular cooking pots with high necks; in the later 1st c. BCE potters began making cooking pots with short necks and triangular lips, along with angular casseroles (traditionally known as "Type B" cooking pots) and co...
Jerusalem, Western wall plaza , Straus House (Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands)
Jerusalem, City of David (Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands)
Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands
Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands