Accession No

1954.256 H


Description

Base sherd from a buff ware vessel with flat, obtuse-angled base and a 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 H; J12 63 [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 from a buff ware vessel with flat, obtuse-angled base and a possibly globular body. Black soot at edges indicates the possibility sherd has been repurposed as a lamp.
Event Date 13/7/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins


FM:298777

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