Figure 1: (a) General view of the tell at Lachish, (b) Photograph of the interior of Cave 4034. Both images taken during the 1930s excavations (Lachish Archive, British Museum)
Figure 2: A selection of finished vessels recovered from the workshop. (British Museum Registration Nos. WA 1980.12-14.2066, 2068,2072, 2076-8, 3230)
Figure 3: Figurines and mould fragment from the workshop. (Reg. Nos. 1980.12-14. 2263-6)
Figure 4: Photomicrographs of the loess fabric (Fabric 1). Crossed polars; width of field: (a) c. 4.5mm, (b) c. 2.25mm
Figure 5: Photomicrographs of Fabric 2, formed by the addition of shell temper to the loess fabric shown in Figure 4. Crossed polars; width of field: (a) c. 4.5mm, (b) c. 2.25mm
Figure 6: Micrograph of lump of unfired clay from the workshop, showing fragments of polished shell in unfired clay from workshop. Width of field c. 6mm
Figure 7: Photomicrographs to show fabric of the unfired shelly clay from the workshop (after firing at 700°C). Crossed polars; width of field: (a) c. 5.5mm, (b) c. 3mm. Compare Figure 5
Figure 8: Photomicrographs to show the dolomitic sand fabric (Fabric 3). Crossed polars; width of field: (a) c. 4.5mm, (b) c. 2.25mm, (c) c. 1mm
Figure 9: A selection of vessels made in Fabrics 1 and 2, including cooking pots (illustrations 1-8), bowls (9-12, 14-17), storage jar (13), scoop (18), krater (19), and bowl with incised pot mark (20)
Figure 10: Late Bronze Age cooking pot from Lachish. This example, although not from the potter's workshop, is included to show the general shape of these vessels (only rim sherds were recovered from Cave 4034). Height c. 13cm. (Reg. No. 1980.12-14.1803)