Abu Midrik ED-6-01 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Abu Midrik ED-6-01

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Context Information

Site Name

Abu Midrik

Date

late 3rd to early 2nd c. BCE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Egypt/Eastern desert/Red Sea Coast

Period

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Archaeological Context

surface survey

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl

Shape Type

slightly squared rim

Fabric Description

light pink-brown

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

self-slipped surface, faint purple-black paint leaf (?) motif on exterior

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Abu Midrik ED-6-01

Bowl

Abu Midrik

late 3rd to early 2nd c. BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Aswan Ptolemaic-Roman Common ware

2nd century BCE - 3rd century CE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Upper/Aswan Pink/Kaolinitic/Silt

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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 4.24.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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