 IAA Number: 1958-635
 | Object's Name: Bowl Ball-Shaped
Period: Crusader
Material: Pottery
Site: Tiberias and Hammat, Thermae
Height: 18.5 cm
Diameter: 20.5 cm
Description: A round bowl with a plain round rim, made of orange clay with brown
grits. White slip under bright yellow glaze extends to the exterior
of
the rim. The decoration was created using the gouging technique and
consists of a central bird encircled by patterns of knots and scrolls
in free style. The bowl belongs to the so-called Byzantine and Agean
Wares, which were wideldly distributed in regions under the control
of the Byzantine empire in the 12th and early 13th centuries. .
Bibliography: Avissar, M. and Stern E.J. 2005. Pottery of the Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods in Israel. IAAR 26: 46-47, Pl. XIV.
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