Ballana Emery and Kirwan 1938 Pl. 118 no. 40 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Ballana Emery and Kirwan 1938 Pl. 118 no. 40

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Context Information

Site Name

Ballana

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

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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

Dipinti

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Ballana Emery and Kirwan 1938 Pl. 118 no. 40

Transport amphora

Ballana

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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

Emery, W. B., and Kirwan, L.. The Royal Tombs of Ballana and Qustul, Vol. 1. Mission Archéologique de Nubie 1. Cairo: Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte, 1938 , Plate 118, Number 40.
Fournet, J.-L.. "How late antique dipinti contribute to a better knowledge of amphora contents" in Roman Amphora Contents Reflecting on the Maritime Trade of Foodstuff in Antiquity. In Honour of Miguel Beltrán Lloris. Proceedings of the Roman Amphora Contents International Interactive Conference (RACIIC) (Cadiz, 5-7 October 2015), ed(s). D. Bernal-Casasola, M. Bonifay, A. Pecci, and V. Leitch. Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean Pottery 17. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2021, 63–76 , Page 66.

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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.).