Abusir 86-3/HH/2000 TS (Sowada et al. 2021, sample 2)

Petrographic sample: Abusir 86-3/HH/2000 TS (Sowada et al. 2021, sample 2)

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Vessel Registration Number:

Abusir 86-3/HH/2000

Site Name

Abusir

Date

23rd century BCE

Shape

Amphora

Country/Region

Egypt/Delta/Lower Egypt

Period

6th Dynasty

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

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Description

Iron-rich, calcareous with chert

Thin Section Photos 2

Abusir 86-3/HH/2000

Amphora

Abusir

23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Abusir 86-3/HH/2000

Amphora

Abusir

23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Break Photos 1

Abusir 86-3/HH/2000

Amphora

Abusir

23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Vessel Images 1

Abusir 86-3/HH/2000

Amphora

Abusir

23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Byblos coastal region /

Inclusions

Scatter of quartz grains including large grain at lower left and the microfossil at lower right, iron-rich and silty clay pellet near center

Geological Formation

Lower Cretaceous

Local Petrographic Group

Fabric P200

Raw Material

Rendzina

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Associated Petrofabric

Lebanon/Lower Cretaceous Shale/Cretaceous Lime and Sandstone

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Central Levantine EBA "Combed Ware"

c. 3050-2200 BCE

Early Bronze Age II, Early Bronze Age III

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Bibliography

Karin Sowada, Mary Ownby, and Miroslav Bárta. "The Origin of Imported Jars from Sixth Dynasty Abusir: New light of Egyptian-Levantine Relations" Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 386 (2021), 221-236 , Figure 4, Page 227.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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