Accession No

1953.552 C


Description

Bowl of buff to pinkish smoothed ware with upright rim and flat, obtuse-angled base. Evidence of burning. Four sherds present; small section of base missing.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho


Period

Late Chalcolithic Proto-Urban


Source

British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1953.552 C; A94 11 [Excavation Register]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Field collection)
Found: From Tomb A94
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Original description for 1953.552 A-F reads: 'Five open bowls in buff to pinkish smoothed ware. A: Rim diameter 2.87" with flattened base; B: Rim diameter 4.25" with flattened base; C: Rim diameter 5.75" with flattened base; D: Rim diameter 6.0" and fragmentary; E: Rim diameter 5.47" with incurved rim and flattened base; F: Rim diameter 6.0".'
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. p. 16-40.
Event Date 1960
Author: Annie Tomkins


Description (Physical description)
C consists of 4 sherds, which have been glued together, now in sherds again. Small area of base missing. Dark line (?burning) across diameter of bowl, both inside and out.
Event Date 15/10/2001
Author: Annie Tomkins


Description (Physical description)
Bowl of buff to pinkish smoothed ware with upright rim and flat, obtuse-angled base. Evidence of burning. Four sherds present; small section of base missing.
Event Date 14/7/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins


FM:298795

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