Elephantine 28701Ec-K038 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Elephantine 28701Ec-K038

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Context Information

Site Name

Aswan, Elephantine

Date

425-565 CE

Site Type

Town/Village

Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

House M10, house, phase 5, rubbish

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

Transportamphore LRA 7.4 (Katzjäger 2017)

Fabric Description

Ex: 7.5YR6/4

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

resin layer on interior

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Break: 2.5YR5/4

Vessel Images 1

Elephantine 28701Ec-K038

Amphora

Aswan

425-565 CE

Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Roman Amphora 7 (LRA 7)

mid 4th-mid 8th century CE

Late Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Tulunid

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Nile Clay

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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

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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