Abusir 86-1/HH/2000 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Abusir 86-1/HH/2000

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Context Information

Site Name

Abusir

Date

23rd century BCE

Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Egypt/Delta/Lower Egypt

Period

6th Dynasty

Archaeological Context

Tomb of Qar Junior

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Outside 2.5 YR 5/8, inside 10 R 5/8.

Measurements (cms)

67 cm high, diameter of base 18.2 cm, sherd thickness 0.6 cm and inner diameter of opening 20 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Faint horizontal combing on uncoated exterior

Manufacturing Technique

Hand-made, coil

Firing

700°C - 800°C

Vessel Images 1

Abusir 86-1/HH/2000

Amphora

Abusir

23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Break Photos 1

Abusir 86-1/HH/2000

Amphora

Abusir

23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Thin Section Photos 2

Abusir 86-1/HH/2000

Amphora

Abusir

23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Abusir 86-1/HH/2000

Amphora

Abusir

23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Central Levantine EBA "Combed Ware"

c. 3050-2200 BCE

Early Bronze Age II, Early Bronze Age III

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Associated Petrofabric

Lebanon/Lower Cretaceous Shale/Cretaceous Lime and Sandstone

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Karin Sowada, Mary Ownby, and Miroslav Bárta. "The Origin of Imported Jars from Sixth Dynasty Abusir: New light of Egyptian-Levantine Relations" Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 386 (2021), 221-236 , Figure 3, Page 226.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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