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‘Atiqot 64 (2010)
ISBN 2948-040X
Baqa el-Gharbiya Area: The Glass Vessels from Horbat Kosit (East)
(pp. 133–142)
Natalya Katsnelson
Keywords: glass production, domestic vessels, glass distribution, Nahal Hadera area
Excavations at
H
orbat Kosit, west of Baqa el-Gharbiya, yielded glass vessels dating from the Roman and Late Roman–early Byzantine periods. The simple repertoire comprises mainly plain vessels of fairly local types. The style of workmanship, the predominance of certain types and the uniformity of the fabric suggest that these vessels could have been manufactured locally. The assemblage from Horbat Kosit add to our knowledge regarding the distribution of glass vessels in the Nahal Hadera area during these periods.