Baking Trays in the Second Millennium bce Levant and Egypt: Form, Function and Cultural Significance

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This study discusses a vessel type from the Middle and Late Bronze Age Levant —a flat handmade tray with thick bottom and low sidewalls— that is usually identified as baking tray. Although it was recognized as a distinct type, it was almost never discussed in a detailed manner. In most excavation reports, the examples of this type are described as being characteristic of MBA, and they are published with the rim facing either up or down. This paper presents an overview of the typology, geographical distribution, chronology, origin and function of these vessels. In addition, the Egyptian vessels of related shapes and possibly similar function are discussed, and the bearing of these parallels on the connections between Egypt and the Levant during the MBA is studied.

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Egypt , Canaanites , Bread , Firing , Middle Kingdom , Seconde Intermediate Period

Syria

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Syria