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Tell el-Yahudiyeh Ware

Header: Tell el-Yahudiyeh Ware
Also known as: Tell el-Yahudiyeh Ware; Tell el Yahudiyeh; Tell el-Yahudiyeh; Tell el Yahudiyeh Ware; Tell el Yahudieh; Tell el-Yahudieh; Tell el Yehudieh Ware
Scope note: Tell el-Yahudiyeh Ware was produced in the Middle Bronze Age. First introduced around 1850 BC, most were made between 1750 and 1550 BC. They had a widespread distribution throughout the Levant, Egypt and Cyprus, but as the forms and decoration were regional, and they tended to be locally made, it has been difficult to be certain of their origin. However, since primeval forms were discovered at Afula in the remains of a workshop (Kaplan 1980; Sukenik 1948), it seems probable that they were first produced in Palestine, in contrast to the conclusions of Kaplan, who suggested they may have originated in Egypt, where they were first found. Tell el-Yahudiyeh Ware has a fabric of grey or light brown clay which has been slipped and burnished. It has a distinctive incised decoration of geometric patterns, usually filled with a white paste. Most of this ware was in the form of juglets, although small zoomorphic vessels were also made. The typology of Tell el-Yahudiyeh juglets has had a long history (reviewed by Aston 2009), which extends back almost a century. The comprehensive survey of Tell el-Yahudiyeh ware by Kaplan in 1980 remains the standard work, and her systematic classification is most often used (See Type Series scope notes). Bibliography Kaplan M. F.1980, 'The origin and distribution of Tell el Yahudieh ware', (SIMA 62), Göteburg. Sukenik E. L. 1948, "Archaeological investigations at 'Affula’", 'Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society', 21, 1-79.

15 related objects

jar

Museum number: 1967,1103.9 |
Cultures/periods: x41307 Middle Bronze Age II |
Production date: 1750 BC-1550 BC |
Production place: Made in:Palestine (historic) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouklia

jug

Museum number: 1884,1210.85 |
Cultures/periods: x14492 Second Intermediate |
Production date: 1750 BC-1550 BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

juglet

Museum number: 1897,0401.1307 |
Cultures/periods: Second Intermediate18th Dynasty |
Production date: 1600BC-1500BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Enkomi

juglet

Museum number: 1897,0401.1306 |
Cultures/periods: x14492 Second Intermediate |
Production date: 1750BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Enkomi

juglet

Museum number: 1980,1214.15187 |
Cultures/periods: x14243 Middle Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lachish (historic)

juglet

Museum number: 1897,0401.1303 |
Cultures/periods: x14492 Second Intermediate |
Production date: 1750BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Enkomi

juglet

Museum number: 1897,0401.1308 |
Cultures/periods: Second Intermediate18th Dynasty |
Production date: 1600BC-1500BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Enkomi

juglet

Museum number: 1980,1214.782 |
Cultures/periods: x14243 Middle Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lachish (historic)

juglet

Museum number: 1897,0401.1305 |
Cultures/periods: x14492 Second Intermediate |
Production date: 1750BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Enkomi

juglet

Museum number: 1921,0617.1 |
Cultures/periods: Second Intermediate18th Dynasty |
Production date: 1600BC-1500BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Enkomi

juglet

Museum number: 1980,1214.11088 |
Cultures/periods: x14243 Middle Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lachish (historic)

juglet

Museum number: 160041 |
Cultures/periods: x14243 Middle Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Lachish (historic)

juglet

Museum number: 1897,0401.1304 |
Cultures/periods: x14492 Second Intermediate |
Production date: 1750BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Enkomi

juglet

Museum number: 1899,1229.100 |
Cultures/periods: Middle KingdomSecond Intermediate |
Production date: 1750BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Klavdia

lekythos

Museum number: E48322 |
Cultures/periods: x14243 Middle Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Beth Saour