EL12-04 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: EL12-04

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Vessel Registration Number:

28701Qa-K13

Site Name

Aswan, Elephantine

Date

490-565 CE

Shape

Bowl

Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Byzantine

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

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Description

IFAO 5535

Thin Section Photos 2

28701Qa-K13

Bowl

Aswan

490-565 CE

Byzantine

28701Qa-K13

Bowl

Aswan

490-565 CE

Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 1

28701Qa-K13

Bowl

Aswan

490-565 CE

Byzantine

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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-PC_02

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Upper/Aswan Pink/Kaolinitic/Shale

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Aswan Bichrome Fine Ware

1st century CE-5th century CE

Roman, Byzantine

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Bibliography

Denise Katzjäger. "Spätantike Alltagskultur auf Elephantine, Oberägypten.Typochronologie, Funktion und kulturelle Diversität der keramischen Funde aus den Wohnhäusern um den Chnumtempel", Dr. Phil., Department for Classical Archaeology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, 2017
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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