Light Green Ware jar with molded decoration dating to the Ayyubid
Period. The decoration on the jar's shoulder is the design of a
bird (probably a peacock) within entwined circles. This vessel was
found in a shop along the east side of the market in square 40, locus 07.
Mold made vessels like this were probably not produced at Tuneinir;
they may have been manufactured in Raqqa or Mosul.
It was discovered
by Sharon Doerre during the 1994 excavation season. Scale in centimeters.
A small Light Greenware jar with molded decoration
on the shoulder and three handles. The decoration is an Arabic inscription.
Ayyubid Period (first half of the 13th century).
Light Red Ware pottery lids found in the shop adjacent to the pottery kiln and clay pit.
Light Red Ware shallow bowl found in the shop adjacent to the pottery kiln and clay pit.
Light Red Ware small pot with two attached handles. Found in the shop adjacent to the pottery
kiln and clay pit.
Light Red Ware cooking pot and lid. Found in the shop adjacent to the pottery
kiln and clay pit.
Several Light Red Ware cooking pot, bowl and lids. Found in the shop adjacent to the pottery
kiln and clay pit.
Light Green Ware vessel with casually incised lines considered typical of the the Ilkanids (in contrast to the Ayyubids).
This vessel was discovered in Square 50, Locus 18.
Arabic stamped cookpot handle.
This vessel was discovered in Square 74, Locus 05.
Small jar with vertical incised decoration.
This vessel was discovered in Square 89, Locus 26.
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