Over a dozen Area 7 pottery sherds were
measured and photographed by Ellen Stern, Larry Perlmutter, and
Michael Fuller while working
in the public laboratoy at the St. Louis Science Center on 18 September 2004.
Interior (top) and exterior (bottom) of
the rimsherd of Ayyubid Period Black-and-Blue lusterware bowl. Area 7, Square 37,
Locus 4. Reg. no. 4632.11, 1995. 5 mm. thick and 21.2 grams weight.
Rimsherd of an Ayyubid Period
bowl decorated with sgraffito design and splashglaze. Area 7,
Square 48, Locus 8. Reg. no. 4516.2, 1995. 9 mm. thick and 44 grams.
Bodysherd of a light green ware unglazed
jar or pitcher with decoration of applied pellets of clay. Interpreted as a
Seljuk Period sherd based upon the decoration. Area 7,
Square 49, Locus 13. Reg. no. 4458.5, 1995. 8 mm. thick and 37.4 grams in weight.
Abbasid/Seljuk Period bodysherd to a wine jar with
swirled finger decoration. This example is identical to the intact wine jars
found in Areas 10 and 11. Area 7,
Square 66, Locus 3. Reg. no. 4565.2, 1995. 10 mm thick and 77.4 grams in weight.
Rimsherd (with glaze droplet) of an Ayyubid Period
serving bowl with splashglaze decoration. Area 7,
Square 70, Locus 903 (removal of an excavation bulk). Reg. no. 4606.5, 1995.
7 mm. thick and 25.6 grams weight.
Bodysherd of a light green ware jar or pitcher
with moldmade decoration. The design motif is interpreted as dating to the Abbasid
or Seljuk period. Area 7,
Square 77, Locus 5. Reg. no. 4473.2, 1995. 6 mm. thick and 20.9 grams weight.
Unusual green glaze body sherd of a
large jar with applied and dented coil of clay beneath the glaze.
Area 7, Square 79, Locus 5.
Bodysherd to an unusual decorated form of
cookpot. Interpreted as a Seljuk period cookpot bodysherd. Area 7,
Square 88, Locus 8. Reg. no. 4486.2, 1995. 8 mm. thick and 38.6 grams weight.
Bodysherd of a light green ware jar or pitcher
with moldmade decoration. Interpreted as Seljuk or Ayyubid Period in style.
Area 7,
Square 88, Locus 4. Reg. no. 4479.2, 1995. 4 mm. thick and 8.1 grams weight.
Bodysherd of a glazeware type nicknamed Cosmo
ware. Interpreted as Seljuk in style. Area 7,
Square 89, Locus 3. Reg. no. 4617.15, 1995. 4 mm. thick and 5.1 grams weight.
Interior of a glazed bowl. The faint traces
of design resemble those found on Raqqa lusterware. Area 7,
Square 89, Locus 6. Reg. no. 4555.5, 1995. 6 mm. thickness and 4.1 grams weight