Platters, bowls, cups and storage jars
Along the far wall of the Museum, right below the large reproduction of the Ghassul star painting, the two large showcases (G6 and G7) offer a selection of the different types of vessels from the site of Ghassul.
The showcase on the right-hand side contains the different types of platters and bowls. The grid allows you to identify the material by shelf and position.
Contents of the showcase
- Shelf 1: A. Platter and pedestal bowl · B. Large bowls with eyelet handles · C. Deep bowl with loop handles
- Shelf 2: A. Platter and deep bowl · B. Bowls and cups · C. Basin
- Shelf 3: A. Cups and small bowls · B. Cups and medium bowls · C. Basin and platter
- Shelf 4: A. Large long-necked storage jar with loop and eyelet handles · B. Hole-mouth storage jar · C. Large long-necked jar with loop and eyelet handles
- Accession
- G7
- Period
- Chalcolithic
- Material
- Pottery
- Findspot
- Teleilat Ghassul (Jordan Valley, north of the Dead Sea)
- Teleilat Ghassul excavations
- 1929–38, 1959–60
- On display
- Main hall, far wall, on the right
