The ancient pottery of Israel and its neighbors
Subtitle: from the Iron Age through the Hellenistic period
By: Seymour Gitin, editor ; editorial board, Joseph Aviram, Amnon Ben-Tor, Ephraim Stern, Eli Yannai
Contributors: Ḥevrah la-ḥaḳirat Erets-Yiśraʼel ṿe-ʻatiḳoteha; W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research; Israel. Rashut ha-ʻatiḳot; American Schools of Oriental Research
Publisher: Israel Exploration Society
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Jerusalem
Language: eng
Number of pages: 793
ISBN-13: 9789652211033; 9789652211040; 9789652211026
Subjects: Ancient Pottery; Antiquities; Social archaeology
Description: These two volumes offer a comprehensive corpus of ceramic forms and their typological development organized according to period, geographical region, and cultural tradition. The focus of each chapter is on the most characteristic pottery types and decorative motifs selected from a wide range of sites. Unique in scope, this publication presents a wide range of ceramic types accompanied by specially prepared pottery plates and color photos illustrating thousands of forms. A classic reference work, it serves as an essential resource for archaeologists and other scholars and students of ancient Near Eastern studies.
Notes: Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references.