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Site Names
Hisban, Hesban, Hesbon, Heshbon, Esbus, حسبان, חשבון
Creation Date
7-12-1973
Descriptor Level A
Area A
Descriptor Level B
Square No. 17
Descriptor Level C
Basket No. 83 - 85 - 94
Descriptor Level D
Locus No. 24 - Probe 43
Description
Obj. Reg. No. 1591
Material: Clay
Period: Islamic, Umayyad
Pottery Registry Number: 1608-x
Clay Type: Fine levigated
Core: Cream
Grits: Some limestone
Firing: Hard
Wheel and Handmade: Wheel
Slip: Tan
Burnish: n/a
Decoration: Many lines, circles and dots.
Allocated to: Department of Antiquities
Notes: 280 mm; Diameter of Base: 80 mm; Diameter at Carination: 158 mm
Restored jug. Part of the rim and base missing. Beautiful vessel.