Ceramic Jar Rim Mount

Date: Iron Age II

Dimensions: 190 x 110 x 110mm

Materials: Ceramic

Object Description: The object is associated with the potters that created it, who were either local potters near the site or cooking pot traders that would travel to the region. The item is also associated with Dame Kathleen Kenyon, a notable English archaeologist who led numerous excavations in Jericho, Jordan, and Jerusalem. It is likely the piece was wheel thrown. Wheel thrown cooking pots were common practice in pottery production in Jerusalem during the Iron Age II, further supporting this theory.

Packaging:

1. Due to its curvature, shape, and inability to stand upright, a support was made to protect the object from damage in storage and encourage safe handling.

2. A shallow tray was made using archival cardboard. A Plastazote (polyethylene foam) support was made that matched the curvature of the object, as well as a small support edge to keep it securely upright.

3. The Plastazote was covered in Tyvek (synthetic flash-spun polyethylene fibres).