From sacred to everyday : common wares and amphorae from Chhim in the Sidon hinterland / by Urszula Wicenciak ; with an introduction by Tomasz Waliszewski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wicenciak, Urszula, author.

Contributor:

Waliszewski, Tomasz, writer of introduction.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Polish publications in Mediterranean archaeology ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Lebanon.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Antiquities.

Lebanon--Antiquities.

Lebanon.

Physical Description:

xxi, 464 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps, plans ; 30 cm.

Other Title:

Common wares and amphorae from Chhim in the Sidon hinterland

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters, 2021.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Central Phoenicia

Territory controlled by Berytus

Territory controlled by Sidon

The village of Chhim in the mountains

Topography of the site

Stratigraphy and issues of site chronology based on the pottery evidence

ch. 1 Common Wares And Amphorae From Chhim: A Diachronic Approach

1.1. State of research

1.2. Chhim: site and pottery assemblage

1.3. Sherd collection and recording system

1.4. Functional classification

1.5. Vessel function versus usage

1.5.1. Vessels for use with liquid products/beverages

1.5.1.1. Fine and semi-fine ware: closed and open forms for special purposes

1.5.1.2. Common ware: closed and open forms for storage and serving of liquid products/beverages

1.5.2. Kitchen, cooking and utility vessels

1.5.2.1. Common ware: open forms for preparing food and serving meals

1.5.2.2. Common ware: cooking, baking and frying vessels

1.5.2.3. Common ware: utensils

1.5.3. Containers

1.5.3.1. Common and coarse wares: transport and storage vessels

1.5.3.2. Common and coarse wares: storage vessels

ch. 2 Pottery From The 4th/3rd To The Late 1 st centuries BC: Hellenistic cult place

2.1. Fabrics and wares

2.2. Forms and types

2.2.1. Special-purpose vessels

2.2.1.1. Unguentaria

2.2.1.2. Amphoriskoi

2.2.1.3. Miniature vessels

2.2.1.4. Juglets

2.2.1.5. Shallow bowls (drinking bowls and/or saucers)

2.2.2. Closed and open forms of vessels for use with liquids/beveraages

2.2.2.1. Jugs

2.2.2.2. Table amphorae

2.2.2.3. Kraters

2.2.2.4. Lekanai

2.2.3. Kitchen, cooking and utility vessels

2.2.3.1. Levantine mortaria

2.2.3.2. Cooking pots

2.2.3.3. Casseroles

2.2.3.4. Lids

2.2.3.5. Stands

2.2.3.6. Brazier

2.2.4. Amphorae

2.2.4.1. Phoenician amphora types

2.2.4.2. Amphora imports from outside the Levant

2.3. Discussion

ch. 3 Pottery From The End Of The 1st Century Bc To The Early 2nd Century Ad: An Early Roman Settlement In The Making

3.1. Fabrics and wares

3.2. Forms and types

3.2.1. Closed and open vessels for use with liquids/beverages

3.2.1.1. Juglets

3.2.1.2. Jugs

3.2.1.3. Table amphorae

3.2.1.4. Kraters

3.2.2. Kitchen, cooking and utility vessels

3.2.2.1. Bowls

3.2.2.2. Cooking pots

3.2.2.3. Casseroles

3.2.2.4. Pans without handle

3.2.2.5. Lids

3.2.2.6. Stand

3.2.2.7. Funnels

3.2.3. Amphorae

3.3. Discussion

ch. 4 Pottery From The Late 2nd To The 7th Centuries Ad: Heyday Of The Village And Its Decline

4.1. Fabrics and wares

4.1.1. Cooking Ware 34 (CW 34)

4.1.2. Workshop X

4.1.3. Late Roman Jiyeh Ware (LRJW) and Byzantine Jiyeh Ware (BJW)

4.1.4. Fabric Amphora 7 (FAM 7)

4.1.5. Tartus Ware

4.2. Forms and types

4.2.1. Closed vessels for use with liquids/beverages

4.2.1.1. Juglets

4.2.1.2. Jugs

4.2.1.3. Cistern deposit: jugs, juglets, table amphorae(?)

4.2.2. Kitchen, cooking and utility vessels

4.2.2.1. Bowls

4.2.2.2. Basins

4.2.2.3. Mortarium

4.2.2.4. Cooking pots

4.2.2.5. Small storage vessels or cooking pots

4.2.2.6. Sliced-rim casseroles with lids

4.2.2.7. Lids (other)

4.2.2.8. Funnels

4.2.2.9. Stands

4.2.3. Amphorae

4.2.3.1. Levantine amphorae

4.2.3.2. Amphorae from beyond the Levant

4.3. Discussion

4.3.1. The evidence of the Cistern C.VI assemblage

ch. 5 Local Chhim Pottery Production (1st To 4th/5th Century Ad): A Support Industry In A Village Producing Olive Oil

5.1. Fabrics and wares

5.2. Typology

5.2.1. Prototypes

5.2.2. Closed and open vessels for use with liquids/beverages

5.2.2.1. Juglets

5.2.2.2. Jugs

5.2.2.3. Table amphorae

5.2.2.4. Kraters

5.2.3. Kitchen, cooking and utility vessels

5.2.3.1. Bowls

5.2.3.2. Cooking pots

5.2.3.3. Casseroles

5.2.3.4. Pans

5.2.3.5. Lids

5.2.3.6. Funnels

5.2.3.7. Stands

5.2.4. Amphorae and storage vessels

5.2.4.1. Amphorae: types and prototypes

5.2.4.2. Storage vessels

5.3. Discussion

5.3.1. Local pottery production: planning vs demand

5.3.2. Distribution of locally-made pottery on site

5.3.3. Distribution of local vessels outside Chhim

5.3.4. Conclusions

ch. 6 The Village In Chhim Down The Ages In The Light Of Pottery Finds

6.1. Phase I: Pre-Classical and Hellenistic cult place

6.2. Phase II: Settlement in the making (early Roman period)

6.3. Phase III: Heyday of the village and its decline (Late Antiquity)

6.3.1. Late 2nd to mid 4th centuries AD

6.3.2. Late-4th to early 7th centuries AD

CATALOGUE

Pottery from the 4th/3rd to the late 1st centuries BC Pls 1-21

Pottery from the end of the 1st century BC to the early 2nd century AD Pls 22-63

Pottery from the late 2nd to the 7th centuries AD (Late Antiquity) Pls 64-199

Local Chhim pottery production (1st to 4th/5th centuries AD) Pls 200-265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789042945449

9042945443

OCLC:

1319646537

Publisher Number:

99991966007