Accession No
1954.256 G
Description
Base sherd with flat, obtuse-angled base and possibly globular body. Black soot at edges indicates the possibility sherd has been repurposed as a lamp.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
Middle Bronze Age II
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1954.256 G; J12 9 [Excavation Register]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tomb J12.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Original description for 1954.256 A-H reads: 'Eight broken-off base parts of vessels, utilised as lamps as shown by black soot marks on ' rims' . All in buff ware:
A: Ring base. No.64.
B: Button base of jug. No.49.
C: Solid raised base. No.73.
D: Hollow pedestal base. No.83.
E: Flat base. No.62.
F: Flat base. No.71.
G: Flat base. No.9.
H: Flat base. No.63'
Event Date
Author: maa
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: Annie Tomkins
Context (References)
Kenyon, K.M. (1960). Excavations at Jericho, Vol. I: The Tombs Excavated in 1952–1954. London: The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.
Event Date 1960
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Several loose sherds were found with these lamps, although they do not appear to belong to these objects. B has two loose sherd.
Event Date 16/10/2001
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Base sherd with flat, obtuse-angled base and possibly globular body. Black soot at edges indicates the possibility sherd has been repurposed as a lamp.
Event Date 14/7/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:298776
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