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Vessel: Firka Kirwan 1935 fig. 2 (top left)

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Context Information

Site Name

Firka

Date

6th-7th c.

Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Sudan/North

Period

Middle Ages

Archaeological Context

graves

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Dipinto

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Vessel Images 1

Firka Kirwan 1935 fig. 2 (top left)

Transport amphora

Firka

6th-7th c.

Middle Ages

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

L. P. Kirwan. "The Oxford University Excavations in Nubia, 1934-1935" The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 21:2 (1935), 191-198

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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.).