Berenice Poplawski et al. 2021 Fig. 8A | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Berenice Poplawski et al. 2021 Fig. 8A

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Context Information

Site Name

Bender el-Kebir

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Site Type

Temple/Sanctuary

Country/Region

Egypt/Eastern desert/Red Sea Coast

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Late antique trash deposit outside the north wall of the Isis Temple courtyard

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

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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

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Berenice Poplawski et al. 2021 Fig. 8A

Transport amphora

Bender el-Kebir

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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

Szymon Popławski, Urszula Kraśniewska, Filippo Mi, Jerzy Oleksiak "Trash from a temple: a deposit next to the Isis Temple at Berenike (Egypt)" Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 30 (2021), 387-418 , Figure Figure 8, Number A, Page 401.0.

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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.).