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The picture shows a type 4. Byzantine mosaic from church near Kissufim , northwest Negev ( Israel Museum ) The Gaza Jar ( gazition in Greek), Type 2 , possibly identical to the Ashkelon Jar ( askalônion ), was a storage vessel used from the Roman period to the end of the Byzantine period and the beginning of the early Muslim period in the Holy Land . Gaza was a regional trading hub at this time. The jar was made on a potter's wheel and is believed to have been used to store vinum Gazetum , Latin for Gaza wine , a sweet wine greatly prized in Roman times which reached peak production in the early 6th century.
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The picture shows a type 4. Gaza jars carried on a camel in a mosaic in a church from the Byzantine period in the Holy Land The Gaza Jar is a storage vessel, which was common from the Roman period to the end of the Byzantine period and the beginning of the early Muslim period in the Holy Land . The origin of its name comes from Gaza City . The jar is made of pottery and is created by using Potter's wheels .
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storage vessel
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type of storage vessel used from the roman period to the end of the byzantine period and the beginning of the e
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