Tiberias, Aviv Hotel: Domestic and Industrial Pottery from the Abbasid and Crusader Periods By Edna J. Stern

https://www.academia.edu/37703189/Tiberias_Aviv_Hotel_Domestic_and_Industrial_Pottery_from_the_Abbasid_and_Crusader_Periods?nav_from=e98225be-8967-4e03-8a0d-c46969d49811 This article presents the pottery from the Abbasid and Crusader periods uncovered in Area B of the Aviv Hotel excavations in Tiberias. The site is situated in the midst of the Abbasid town, but outside the walled city of the Crusader period. The Abbasid-period assemblage consists of types well-known in Tiberias. Noteworthy is the inscribed glazed bowl, which seems to be a local imitation of Coptic Glazed Ware. The presence of a ceramic waster in this context reinforces other evidence cited above of pottery production in Tiberias during this period. The pottery from the Crusader period is of great interest for a number of reasons: (1) it seems to be dated to a short timespan; (2) it is one of the first well-dated pottery assemblages to be published from Tiberias and from a non-Mediterranean coastal site in general; (3) it was found in an area that seems to be outside the Crusader city walls; and (4) it was uncovered in association with sugar production. In addition, a rare find of a Byzantine broad-incised sgraffito glazed bowl with an incised design of a warrior was found as well, and is extensively discussed here, and compared to similar finds from Greece. . ...