Tell el-Yahudiyeh ware refers to a distinctive group of earthenware from the late Middle Bronze Age to the Second Intermediate Period. It was recovered for the first time at the Tell el-Yahudiyeh site, located in the eastern Nile Delta in Egypt. Pottery of this type, however, has also been recovered in Cyprus and in the Levantine region, showing its wide distribution and use. It was first identified as a distinctive ware type by the famous archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie, during his excavations on site. These wares are defined by their distinctive mode of decoration, applied after slipping and burnishing. The patterns were created by repeatedly “pricking” the surface of the vessels with a sharp object in order to create a large array of motifs, which appear in the form of lines, stripes, triangles, squares and, rarely, circles.
Tell El-Yahudiyeh Earthenware Jug
£ 295.00
A very fine earthenware amphora from Tell el-Yahudiyeh, an important ancient production site of earthen vessels situated in northern Egypt. The amphora displays a rounded, tapering body which develops to a thin, cylindrical neck. The circular mouth of the vessel features a folded rim, from which a single, applied handle develops outwards and meets at the shoulder. The vessel is adorned with two bands decorated with short, vertical lines of pricked incisions. One is displayed at the shoulder and the other at the neck, each framed above and below by a continuous, encircling groove. A small, circular foot features at the base. Beneath the earthly encrustations, the original brown earthenware colour can still be glimpsed.
The vessel does not stand unaided.
Provenance: Ex. London Collection, 1990s.
Condition: Very fine. Earthy encrustations and wear such as minor indentations, pitting and scratches to the surface, consistent with age. Minor chipping to the foot.
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| Weight | 170.9 g |
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| Dimensions | W 9.3 x H 13.1 cm |
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