Context (Field collection)
From Tomb VI. Excavated by Duncan Mackenzie, Palestine Exploration Fund, 1910-1912; the field season when this object was excavated is currently unknown.
Event Date 1910
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Duncan Mackenzie describes this type of object as a water-decanter: 'The water-decanter was almost certain to be there, but the specimen (item '6') has a somewhat archaic appearance compared with the example directly below (item '10').
Event Date 1913
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (References)
Mackenzie, Duncan. (1913). ‘The Tombs of Beth-Shemesh’. Palestine Exploration Fund Annual, vol. 2. pp. 40-92. Plate XLIV A.6.
Event Date 1913
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.863 A-C: 'Three decanters. Wheelmade ware with ridged neck and well-marked foot, slightly dished.'
Event Date 1924
Author: maa

Context (Acquisition Details)
Purchased from the Department of Antiquities, Jerusalem in 1924, see typescript list and correspondence (Doc.539). 
Event Date 1924
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Water decanter of coarse, orange to buff coloured fabric. Wheelmade. The vessel has: a rounded base with a recessed pedestal; a body that is flared at the bottom, slightly tapered towards the shoulder, and sharply tapered between the shoulder and neck; a narrow neck with a central ridge, connected to a small, vertical, strap handle with a sub-rectangular cross section; a rounded, slightly everted rim.
Event Date 14/9/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad