Accession No

1953.550 D


Description

Small single-handed jug of buff ware. Everted rim, globular body and concave base. Evidence of burning. Reconstructed from sherds; small sections of rim and body 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

1953.550 D; A94 137 [Excavation Register]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

95mm


Events

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


Description (Physical description)
Original description for 1953.559 A-E reads: 'Five small single-handled jugs in fairly coarse ill-finished buff ware. A: Grooved handle and flattened base; B: Rudimentary ring base; C and E: Round bases; D: Concave base.'
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)
Part of body, part of handle and lip of D blackened. D has been glued back together.
Event Date 15/10/2001
Author: Annie Tomkins


Description (Physical description)
Small single-handed jug of buff ware. Everted rim, globular body and concave base. Evidence of burning. Reconstructed from sherds; small sections of rim and body missing.
Event Date 14/7/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins


FM:298807

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