Accession No
1959.184
Description
Base sherd of a large, coarse, buff ware pot that has a burnished surface decorated with red slip. The base is thick and obtuse-angled, with a kicked shape in the form of an external conical depression in the centre of the base. The internal surface of the base is flat.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
Pottery Neolithic
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1959.184; 3314 [Excavation Register]; JPO 112.69 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Pottery; Ceramic (fired); Clay
Local Term
Measurements
145mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Jericho, excavated by Kathleen Kenyon, 1952-1958. See archive for field notebooks, distribution lists, etc. (BR6/3/1/1 – BR6/3/1/8).
Event Date 1952
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register entry: 'Base of large pot.'
Event Date 1959
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (References)
Kenyon, K.M. and Holland, T.A. (1983). Excavations at Jericho, Vol. V: The Pottery Phases of the Tell and Others Finds. London: The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. p. 44, Fig. 10.
Event Date 1983
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Base sherd of a large, coarse, buff ware pot that has a burnished surface decorated with red slip. The base is thick and obtuse-angled, with a kicked shape in the form of an external conical depression in the centre of the base. The internal surface of the base is flat.
Event Date 12/7/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:298717
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