Kefar Ḥananya Pottery
This common ware was produced in the prolific manufacturing center at Kefar Ḥananya, in the Galilee. The workshop was a major distributor of pottery throughout the region, and the high quality of its output—together with that of the nearby workshop at Shikhin—is even mentioned in rabbinic literature. The production center, which dates back to the early Roman period, remained active until the fifth century. Kefar Ḥananya potters manufactured vessels for cooking and household use in seven general forms: shallow bowls (or pans), bowls, casseroles, closed cooking pots, jar-jugs, jugs, and small storage jars.
Credits
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Courtesy Dr. Einat Ambar.
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Courtesy Dr. Einat Ambar.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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