5-13-315-3-K55 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: 5-13-315-3-K55

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Context Information

Site Name

Aswan, Syene

Date

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Site Type

Town/Village

Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Archaeological Context

Area 13c

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

I: 2.5YR6/6 Ex: 2.5Y8/3

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

dull slip on exterior

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Vessel Images 1

5-13-315-3-K55

Amphora

Aswan

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Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 2

5-13-315-3-K55

Amphora

Aswan

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Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

5-13-315-3-K55

Amphora

Aswan

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Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Marl Amphorae

3rd century BCE-1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Marl Clay

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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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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