Bir Abbad MI-1-010 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Bir Abbad MI-1-010

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Context Information

Site Name

‘Abbad, Abu Gehâd

Date

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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

flanged rim with exterior grooves.

Fabric Description

Reddish brown (2.5YR 5/5)

Measurements (cms)

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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-1-010

Bowl

‘Abbad

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Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

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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 4.33.10.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Single fragment preserving one sixteenth of rim and small portion of body. Sharply offset flanged rim is ridged on exterior. Slight bell in wall profile below rim.