Many Late Hellenistic braziers (oven stands) have been found in the eastern Mediterranean. The date generally accepted for the braziers lies in the interval 150-100 BC. Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of 37 brazier fragments found in Israel showed that 24 of the specimens came from pottery made outside of Israel and Cyprus. Three braziers, decorated with animal figures instead of the usual bearded-man figures, originated in the Ashdod and Akko environs in Israel.