Wadi Qitna P778 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Wadi Qitna P778

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Context Information

Site Name

Wadi Qitna

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

grave offering

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Wadi Qitna P778

Transport amphora

Wadi Qitna

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Byzantine

Wadi Qitna P778

Transport amphora

Wadi Qitna

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Byzantine

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1)

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Strouhal, E.. Wadi Qitna and Kalabsha-South : late Roman - Early Byzantine tumuli cemeteries in Egyptian Nubia. 1. Archaeology. Publications - Charles University of Prague, Czechoslovak Institute of Egyptology in Prague and Cairo Prague: Charles University, 1984 , Number P778, Plate 65.0.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).