Bir Abbad MI-1-001 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Bir Abbad MI-1-001

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Context Information

Site Name

‘Abbad, Abu Gehâd

Date

4th-3rd c. BCE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Egypt/Eastern desert/Red Sea Coast

Period

Early Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Archaeological Context

surface survey

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Vessel Details

Shape

Saucer

Shape Type

grooved rim

Fabric Description

light red (2.5YR 6/6)

Measurements (cms)

Rim Diameter 19 cm, wall thickness 9 cm

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Bir Abbad MI-1-001

Saucer

‘Abbad

4th-3rd c. BCE

Early Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Upper Egyptian Marl Common ware

6th century BCE - 1st century CE

Late Period, Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Marl Clay

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Steven E. Sidebotham and Jennifer E. Gates-Foster, ed(s). The Archaeological Survey of the Desert Roads Between Berenike and the Nile Valley. Expeditions by the University of Michigan and the University of Delaware to the Eastern Desert of Egypt, 1987-2015, American Schools of Oriental Research Archaeological Reports 26. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2019 , Figure 4.33.1.
Redon Berangere, Jennifer Gates-Foster. Into the Eastern Desert of Egypt from the New Kingdom to the Roman period, 2017. https://desertnetworks-dev.huma-num.fr , Page(s) https://desertnetworks-dev.huma-num.fr/finds/DN_FND00122.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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