Abydos AMCP 19-2 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Abydos AMCP 19-2

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Context Information

Site Name

Abydos

Date

Early 23rd century BCE

Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Egypt/Middle Egypt

Period

6th Dynasty

Archaeological Context

AMCP 19-2: Abydos Middle Cemetery (AMC), Tomb of Weni the Elder, Unit 27, Level 3

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar, storage

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Exterior: weak red 2.5YR 5/4, Section/break: dusky red 2.5YR 3/3

Measurements (cms)

Base Diameter: 15 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Exterior: uncoated, weak red 2.5YR 5/4. Wide (5 cm) light horizontal combing all over with sporadic short strokes of diagonal combing around middle. Heavy smoothing with fingers on interior.

Manufacturing Technique

Hand-made coil with base made in mold

Firing

800 degrees celcius, moderate to hard firing

Vessel Images 2

Abydos AMCP 19-2

Jar, storage

Abydos

Early 23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Abydos AMCP 19-2

Jar, storage

Abydos

Early 23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Break Photos 1

Abydos AMCP 19-2

Jar, storage

Abydos

Early 23rd century BCE

6th Dynasty

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Central Levantine EBA "Combed Ware"

c. 3050-2200 BCE

Early Bronze Age II, Early Bronze Age III

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Associated Petrofabric

Lebanon/Coast and Biqa Valley/Upper Cretaceous-Paleogene Foraminiferous Chalks and Marls

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Christian Knoblauch, Mary Ownby, and Karin Sowada. "Imported Pottery from Abydos: Weni the Elder and Late Old Kingdom Egyptian–Levantine Trade" Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 111 (2025), 1-17 , Figure 3, Page 6.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Possible remains of plaster stopper on neck now blacked with residue. White depositional artefact looks like paint but not. Burnt exterior. Extensive residues on many sherds and over the base.