Accession No
1954.253 C
Description
A buff-coloured jug with black slip, possibly used for carrying oil. It has a high, rounded shoulder, and the body tapers down to a very narrow button base. The neck is narrow and elongated, flaring out to an everted rim, which is connected to the jug above the shoulder by a looped handle. Much of the lip of the rim has come away and is missing.
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
1954.253 C; J12 46 [Excavation Register]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
175mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tomb J12
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1954.253 A-J: 'Ten small button-based jugs probably for carrying oil. Single strap handles. Bottle-necks.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Buff with black slip.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
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: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
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: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
A buff-coloured jug with black slip, possibly used for carrying oil. It has a high, rounded shoulder, and the body tapers down to a very narrow button base. The neck is narrow and elongated, flaring out to an everted rim, which is connected to the jug above the shoulder by a looped handle. Much of the lip of the rim has come away and is missing.
Event Date 15/07/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:298833
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