CV 6/IFAO 9427 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: CV 6/IFAO 9427

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Vessel Registration Number:

Tell el-Murra, G6-VC-1

Site Name

Tell el-Murra

Date

29th Century BCE

Shape

Beer jar

Country/Region

Egypt/Delta

Period

1st Dynasty

Functional Category

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Description

Group 1: Nile clay with plant remains and few coarse-sized inclusions. Whether the potters modified the Nile clay to have a particular texture, or if they intentionally selected clays that were finer or coarser, is unknown.

Thin Section Photos 2

Tell el-Murra, G6-VC-1

Beer jar

Tell el-Murra

29th Century BCE

1st Dynasty

Tell el-Murra, G6-VC-1

Beer jar

Tell el-Murra

29th Century BCE

1st Dynasty

Break Photos 1

Tell el-Murra, G6-VC-1

Beer jar

Tell el-Murra

29th Century BCE

1st Dynasty

Vessel Images 2

Tell el-Murra, G6-VC-1

Beer jar

Tell el-Murra

29th Century BCE

1st Dynasty

Tell el-Murra, G6-VC-1

Beer jar

Tell el-Murra

29th Century BCE

1st Dynasty

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Egypt / Delta

Inclusions

More fine, silt-sized inclusions

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

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Raw Material

Nile clay with plant remains

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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

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Bibliography

Magdalena Kazimierczak, Mariusz A. Jucha, and Mary F. Ownby. "Beer Jars from Tell el-Murra - Preliminary Results of Typological and Petrographic Analyses" Ägypten und Levante/Egypt and the Levant 35 (2025), 213-234 , Figure 7.1, Page 226.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Firing temperature: Firing temperatures ranged from 750°C to 850°C.

Thin section photos taken by Mary Ownby.