SY12-34 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: SY12-34

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Vessel Registration Number:

Syene 006-013-116-001-K015

Site Name

Aswan, Syene

Date

late 3rd century - 1st century BCE

Shape

Bowl

Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Early Roman

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

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Description

IFAO 5468

Thin Section Photos 1

Syene 006-013-116-001-K015

Bowl

Aswan

late 3rd century - 1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Early Roman

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 1

Syene 006-013-116-001-K015

Bowl

Aswan

late 3rd century - 1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Early Roman

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

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Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

ASW-NILE_04

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Nile Clay with Plant Remains

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Ptolemaic-Roman Red-Slipped Nile Silt ware (Middle-Upper Egypt)

4th century BCE - 1st century CE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Early Roman

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Bibliography

Peloschek, Lisa. "Cultural Transfers in Aswan (Upper Egypt). Petrographic Evidence for Ceramic Production and Exchange from the Ptolemaic to the Late Antique Period.", PhD, Archaeometry, University of Vienna, 2015

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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