Abu Rahal ED-3-004 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Abu Rahal ED-3-004

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Context Information

Site Name

Abu Rahal West

Date

3rd c. to 2nd c. BCE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Egypt/Eastern desert/Red Se...

Period

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Archaeological Context

Surface Survey

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Vessel Details

Shape

Saucer

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

reddish-purple

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Vessel Images 1

Abu Rahal ED-3-004

Saucer

Abu Rahal West

3rd c. to 2nd c. BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Ptolemaic Black Slipped ware

later 4th century BCE - early 1st century CE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Nile 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 4.30.4.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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