1. Tristan J. Barako. "“Amphoras Through the Ages” " in Ashkelon 1 : Introduction and Overview (1985-2006), ed(s). Lawrence E. Stager, J. David Schloen, and Daniel M. Master. Final Reports of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon, Vol. I Winona Lake IN: Eisenbrauns, 2008, 429-461 , Figure 23.31, Page 461.

Amphora 31 represents a "Nile Mud Amphora", named for its distinctive brownish-red fabric is known to have originated from the Nile Valley based on excavations at Berenice and is commonly dated to the 5th to 7th century CE (Riley 1979: 224-225). The jar has a biconical body; a simple vertical rim with slight internal thickening; a tall vertical neck, and uneven twisted handles smoothed into the rim but crudely attached to the body; it is 35-40% restored (Barako 2008: 461).