Hawarit ware is a distinctive production produced at the ancient site of Khirbet el-Hawarit, west of Majdal Shams, in the northern Golan Heights (Hartal 1989:133; Hartal, Hudson and Berlin 2008). Production of this ware began by the early third century CE, and continued through the mid-later fifth century CE. Hawarit cooking ware is thin, reasonably well levigated and hard fired. Most of the forms made were cooking vessels such as cooking pots, casseroles, and lids, though jugs, juglets, lamps, and a series of bowls are also represented.
Hawarit ware vessels are distinctive: they are hard, light of weight, and well made, with thin walls, neat, narrow wheel-ridges, and crisply finished edges. Edges such as lips and handles have...
The fabric is hard and fairly gritty, with many small, medium, and large, rounded and angular, black, red, and white inclusions; vessels give off a metallic click when flicked with the fingernail. There are many small and few medium sized white, red, and black inclusions. Long narrow voids are visible in section and smaller ovoid voids are present on untreated surfaces. Section colors are brightly hued, ranging from peach (5YR 7/8) to gold (7.5YR 7/8), but tending toward the latter. A shar...