This group of complete ceramic vessels dating to the early 13th century AD was found in Area Z at Khirbat Nuqayb al-Asaymir. Two of these vessels are hand-made jugs with dense geometric designs, a style of pottery known as Hand-Made Geometrically-Painted Ware (HMGPW), among the most typical ceramics of the Middle Islamic period. The third is a wheel-made juglet which has had its handle removed to allow it to be used as a stopper.
Photography and model by Matthew D. Howland.
Further reading: Jones, Ian W. N., Kathleen C. Bennallack, Aaron Gidding, Mohammad Najjar, and Thomas E. Levy. 2022. “Islamic Faynān: The Settlement History of a Mining Region in Southern Jordan between the 7th and 19th Centuries AD.” In Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan XIV, edited by Fadi Balaawi and Pearce Paul Creasman, 653-667. Amman: Department of Antiquities of Jordan.
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