Al-Qarah al-Hamra FY16-236605 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Al-Qarah al-Hamra FY16-236605

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Context Information

Site Name

Al-Qarah al-Hamra

Date

2nd-1st century BCE

Site Type

Settlement

Country/Region

Egypt/Fayoum

Period

Late Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Archaeological Context

Trench 4, Locus 223: Large...

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl, hemispherical

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light yellow-cream int...

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Matte red slipped, tra...

Manufacturing Technique

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Vessel Images 1

Al-Qarah al-Hamra FY16-236605

Bowl, hemispherical

Al-Qarah al-Hamra

2nd-1st century BCE

Late Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 1

Al-Qarah al-Hamra FY16-236605

Bowl, hemispherical

Al-Qarah al-Hamra

2nd-1st century BCE

Late Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Ptolemaic-Roman Red-Slipped Nile Silt ware (Middle-Upper Egypt)

4th century BCE - 1st century CE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Early Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Nile Clay

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Ringheim, Hannah L.. "Mediterranean influence in the Ceramic Assemblage of the Small-Scale Settlement of al-Qārah al-Ḥamrā" Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 23 (2019), 78-99

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

At least three body fragments come from the main occupation strata of Trench 4 (Locus 250, 254, 257), one fragment in an abandonment layer (Locus 223 in Trench 4)