Catalogue of Nabataean Pottery Pieces

In 1998 two Nabataean tombs were found, one on either side of the Ridge Church in the centre of Petra, which was being excavated by the American Center for Oriental Research (ACOR). Both were full of broken pottery and all the unpainted pieces displayed here came from the same tomb, dating to the first half of the first century A.D. The painted pieces also come from the centre of Petra, one from the Great Temple excavations, also dating to the first half of the first century and another from the excavations of the Temple of the Winged Lions, dating to the third century A.D.

The collection presented here shows a sample of wares that were in daily use by the inhabitants of Petra in its heyday.