This ware family encompasses extremely large, handmade jars found at sites in the regions of the Galilee and Golan of Israel from the late third to mid-2nd centuries BCE. Because the vessels were handmade, their forms were, to some extent, ad hoc. Each was essentially an individual creation, so specific details of rims, handles, and bases differ. These enormous jars were used for the collection and storage of dry agricultural commodities, likely grain. These huge vessels were made from clays available in the immediate vicinity, which means that various petro-fabrics are represented among these vessels.
Despite the difficulty in forming and firing such large vessels, the jars were quite sturdily made, an indication of a...
Moderately hard, extremely coarse fabric with many medium angular gray and white and frequent large round dark brown inclusions and linear voids from fired out straw. Fired orange red on the surface (2.5YR 5/8-5YR 5/6) with a poorly defined dark red brown core (5YR 5/2).
