National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Jug 
Period: Ayyubid-Mamluk
Material: Pottery
Site: Jerusalem, Old City, Jewish Quarter, Cardo
Description: A jug with a spherical body, a broad ring-shaped base, a bulging neck and a long spout, made of orange-brown clay, fired to light brown on the exterior. This jug is dated to the Ayyubid-Mamluk period, between the 13th to the 15th centuries. Another such jug was found at the Armenian Garden, in the vicinity of Old Jerusalem.
Bibliography:
Avissar, M. 2012. Avissar,M. In: Gufeld, O. Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 304-308, Plate 10.7:2.
M. Avissar 2012. In: Gutfeld, O. Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem, Vol. V. Jerusalem.

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