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Levantine Body Sherd with Handle with Slip



Clay

2 1/2 in. x 1 1/8 in. x 5/16 in. (6.3 cm x 2.8 cm x 0.8 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: P.3402
Acquisition Date: Probably 1961
Geography: Asia, Israel, Beth Shemesh (Ain Shems)
Classification: Unclassifiable Artifacts; Artifact Remnants; Sherds
Findspot: Beth Shemesh: 20 km west of Jerusalem in northwest lowland of Judah (Haverford excavations1928-1933)

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  • handles - Those portions of, or attachments to, objects that are designed to be grasped by the hand.
  • Levantine - Refers generally to the culture and styles that developed in antiquity in the Levant, which is the Near Eastern area along the eastern coasts of the Mediterranean, corresponding primarily to modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.
  • sherds - Limited to fragments of pottery or glass.
  • slip - Fine clay which, when mixed with water, results in a fluid with a creamlike consistency, used in casting, glazing, decorating, and repairing ceramic wares; in its natural state, it contains sufficient flux to be used for glazing and decorating without the need of additives. For ceramic glaze with a high content of slip, use "slip glaze."

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