Trickle Painted Ware: an Early Bronze IV Specialized Pottery Production in Palestine and Transjordan

Abstract

Early Bronze IV (2300-2000 BC) is characterized in Palestine and Transjordan by multiple
ceramic horizons coexistent at a regional and cantonal level, each distinguished by specific
pottery types and productions. Trickle Painted Ware, mainly attested in north-central Jordan
Valley and generally regarded as a decorative style for Simple Ware vessels, actually has to be
considered a specialized production, as technical, typological and stylistical features suggest. This
preliminary overview of TPW attestations allows a more detailed definition of its geographical
and chronological distribution.