 IAA Number: 2010-242
 | Object's Name: Bowl
Period: Crusader
Material: Pottery
Site: Arshaf, T.
Description: Bowl with carinated shoulder, ledge rim and a small base ring. The
bowl is coated on the inside with a light yellow lead glaze and
decorated with a bird in the center and diagonally shaped leaves on
the rim with dabs and splashes of green and brown glaze. The bowl
belongs to the group of Port St. Symeon wares, the Crusader name for
the port of al-Mina, which was occupied by the Franks from the
beginning of the 12th century until 1268 CE. The examples found in
Israel were imported from the area of Antioch, dated to the 13th
century.
Bibliography: Ziffer, I. and Tal, O. 2011. The Last Supper at Apollonia. The Final Days of the Crusader Castle in Herzliya. Tel Aviv, 61, 36. Avissar, M. and Stern, E.J. 2005. Pottery of the Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods in Israel. 52-56, Fig.22 Type I.7.
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