Sudanese Mine R57 Massa 2020 Fig. 9.7 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Sudanese Mine R57 Massa 2020 Fig. 9.7

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Context Information

Site Name

Sudanese Eastern Desert Mine R57

Date

6th c.

Site Type

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Country/Region

Sudan/Eastern desert

Period

Middle Ages

Archaeological Context

Survey

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Very hard fabric. Reddish brown 5 YR 4/4. Abundant small brown and grey inclusions of irregular shape and dimensions; sparser and small white

Measurements (cms)

wall sherd

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Sudanese Mine R57 Massa 2020 Fig. 9.7

Transport amphora

Sudanese Eastern Desert Mine R57

6th c.

Middle Ages

Break Photos 1

Sudanese Mine R57 Massa 2020 Fig. 9.7

Transport amphora

Sudanese Eastern Desert Mine R57

6th c.

Middle Ages

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

Massa, S. "Imported wares in the Sudanese Eastern Desert: finds from the CeRDO Survey 2004" in ravelling the Korosko Road, Archaeological Exploration in Sudan’s Eastern Desert, ed(s). Davies, W.B. and Welsby, D.A. Sudan Archaeological Research Society 24. 2020, 84-98 , Figure Figure 9.7, Number R57, Page 89.0.

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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.).