A History of Pottery and Potters in Ancient Jerusalem - Excavations by K.M. Kenyon in Jerusalem 1961-1967 - H. J. Franken †
Pottery from the Byzantine Period
A History of Pottery and Potters in Ancient Jerusalem - Excavations by K.M. Kenyon in Jerusalem 1961-1967 - H. J. Franken †
H. J. Franken † [+]
H. J. Franken, who died in 2005, was Emeritus Professor at the State University Leiden, The Netherlands, and the author of Excavations at Tell Deir 'Alla: The Late Bronze Sanctuary (Louvain, 1992) and of numerous articles on Near Eastern archaeology.
Description
This chapter is concerned with pottery from the Byzantine period. In this period the clays used in the pottery production were not similar to those used during the Iron Age. It is considered that that pottery was produced in large quantities in several ‘factories’ with very efficient production systems. The chapter presents the wares of the Byzantine pottery, as well as a survey of the pottery classes and ends with a note on the date of this pottery.