Accession No
1954.261 C
Description
A buff dipper jug, with an elongated body, pointed base, and a narrowed neck that flares out to the rim. A handle would have connected the neck and the shoulder; however it is now missing. The jug has been reconstructed from sherds, but some pieces are 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
1954.261 C; J12 67 [Excavation Register]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
185mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Buff (fragmentary)
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tomb J12
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1954.261 A-C: 'Three pointed-base single-handled dippers'.
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)
[This jug] has been glued back together, some areas of body and handle broken off and missing.
Event Date 16/10/2001
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
A buff dipper jug, with an elongated body, pointed base, and a narrowed neck that flares out to the rim. A handle would have connected the neck and the shoulder; however it is now missing. The jug has been reconstructed from sherds, but some pieces are missing.
Event Date 15/7/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:298845
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