Red-Slipped and Burnished Bowl Sherd

3D Model

This sherd is a fragment of small, simple, fineware bowl found in Area B at Khirbat al-Jariya in the Faynan region of southern Jordan. This bowl was features red slip and burnish, a form of decoration that increased in popularity in the Iron IIA period. The decoration and texture of the clay of this vessel suggest that it was used as a serving vessel, and likely would have been used exclusively by elites at Khirbat al-Jariya.

Photography by Matthew D. Howland and Kendra Scheer. Model produced by Matthew D. Howland and Kendra Scheer.

Further Reading: Howland, M. D. (2021). Long-Distance Trade and Social Complexity in Iron Age Faynan, Jordan. University of California, San Diego.