Elephantine 28701Od-K001 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Elephantine 28701Od-K001

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Context Information

Site Name

Aswan, Elephantine

Date

475-565 CE

Site Type

Town/Village

Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

House M10, north courtyard, phase 5, adobe brick rubble

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

Amphore 2.1 (Katzjäger 2017)

Fabric Description

Ex: 2.5YR5/6

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

dull slip on exterior, partially rubbed off, interior covered with resin

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Break: 10R8/4

Vessel Images 1

Elephantine 28701Od-K001

Amphora

Aswan

475-565 CE

Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 4

Elephantine 28701Od-K001

Amphora

Aswan

475-565 CE

Byzantine

Elephantine 28701Od-K001

Amphora

Aswan

475-565 CE

Byzantine

Elephantine 28701Od-K001

Amphora

Aswan

475-565 CE

Byzantine

Elephantine 28701Od-K001

Amphora

Aswan

475-565 CE

Byzantine

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Aswan Amphorae

1st century - 5th century CE

Roman, Byzantine

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Upper/Aswan Pink/Kaolinitic/Silt

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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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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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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