Egypt/Upper Egypt
Hellenistic/Ptolemaic
Dining/Drinking/Serving
Kaolinitic clay matrix with a high optical activity. Almost devoid of any inclusions (3%), low porosity. Very fine clay paste containing sporadically fine quartz inclusions, as well as hornblende and biotite. Symptomatic are discrete shale fragments (reddish to brownish colour). This is a relatively pure kaolinitic clay, originating from the broader Aswan region.
IFAO 5524
2nd century BCE - 3rd century CE
Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Roman
