Al-Qarah al-Hamra FY16-286801 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Al-Qarah al-Hamra FY16-286801

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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 261: Large domestic mud-brick structure at center of the site where two roads cross running north-south andeast-west

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl, hemispherical

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

H: 2.5 cm, D: 16.1 cm

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Al-Qarah al-Hamra FY16-286801

Bowl, hemispherical

Al-Qarah al-Hamra

2nd-1st century BCE

Late Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Eastern Sigillata A (ESA)

late 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE

Hellenistic, 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

Fabric and inclusions near identical to Sigillata A bowls, suggests possible shared import connection from outside Al-Qarah el-Hamra