This petrofabric is a mixture of the Aswan region kaolinitic clay and some Nile clay. The proportions can vary with the kaolinitic clay dominant or the Nile clay more prevalent. It is unknown if this mixture can be found naturally in areas of Aswan where wadis meet the Nile River or if this is an intentional mix made by the potter. Relates to Peloscheck (2015) ASW-Mix_01 and ASW-Mix_02. In Aswan it is particularly common in the mid to late Hellenistic period (early 2nd BCE to 1st century CE).
Has also been identified at Athribis (late 6th to 7th century AD) and the John the Little Monastery in Wadi Naturn (late 9th century AD). Appears used for red slip bowls, cooking pots, amphora, and utility vessels at these sites.
Petrographically, the pinkish kaolinitic clay is more iron-rich with common silty quartz and feldspars (plagioclase and potassium feldspar), along with other Nile inclusions that can vary (i.e., muscovite, biotite, pyroxene, amphibole, iron oxides, opaques). The typical "aswan clay" shale fragments can be present along with rare volcanic, metamorphic, sedimentary, and plutonic rock fragments. In some cases Nile clay pellets are present. The amount of these constituents varies depending on the proportions of "aswan clay" and Nile clay.
This petrofabric is a mixture of the Aswan region kaolinitic clay and some Nile clay. The proportions can vary with the kaolinitic clay dominant or the Nile clay more prevalent. It is unknown if this mixture can be found naturally in areas of Aswan where wadis meet the Nile River or if this is an intentional mix made by the potter. Relates to Peloscheck (2015) ASW-Mix_01 and ASW-Mix_02. In Aswan it is particularly common in the mid to late Hellenistic period (early 2nd BCE to 1st century C...
5th century - 8th century CE
Byzantine, Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Tulunid
Aswan, Elephantine (Egypt/Upper Egypt)
Aswan, Syene (Egypt/Upper Egypt)
Samut Gold Mining Settlement (Egypt/Eastern desert/Red Sea Coast)
