C91P306 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: C91P306

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Context Information

Site Name

Coptos

Date

4th - 7th centuries CE

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Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Roman

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Plate

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

5YR 7/4

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Grainy light orange-brown fabric with a polished red-orange slip (2.5YR 6/6) on interior and exterior. There is a black and white overpainted designed on the interior: two narrow concentric bands encircle center, surrounded by alternating lines of black and white blobs.

Manufacturing Technique

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Vessel Images 2

C91P306

Plate

Coptos

4th - 7th centuries CE

Roman

C91P306

Plate

Coptos

4th - 7th centuries CE

Roman

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Egyptian Red Slip A (ERSA)

1st - 6th centuries CE

Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Herbert, Sharon C.; Berlin, Andrea M. "The Excavation, Occupation History and Ceramic Assemblages" in Excavations at Coptos (QIFT) in Upper Egypt, 1987-1992, ed(s). Sharon C. Herbert, Andrea M. Berlin. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 53. Portsmouth, Rhode Island: Kelsey Museum of the University of Michigan, 2003, 12-156 , Page 123-124, Figure 99.

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