Medamud Med 14-5 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Medamud Med 14-5

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Context Information

Site Name

Medamud/Médamoud, Keramiké

Date

3rd-2nd BCE

Site Type

Ceramic workshop/Kiln

Country/Region

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Period

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Archaeological Context

Workshop

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Fine, hard calcareous fabric with low to moderate porosity. Relatively abundant inclusions of fine quartz grains, small limestone particles, and occasional brown or reddish clay pellets or grog.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Unslipped

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Medamud Med 14-5

Transport amphora

Medamud/Médamoud

3rd-2nd BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Upper Egyptian Marl Common ware

6th century BCE - 1st century CE

Late Period, Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Egypt/Upper Egypt/Medamud Marl C3

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

Kiln name:

Medamud

Country/region:

Egypt/Upper Egypt

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Bibliography

Zulema Barahona-Mendieta. "La producción cerámica en época ptolemaica en Medamud, hasta comienzos de la dominación romana " Cahiers de la Céramique Egyptienne 10 (2016), 23-43 , Figure 54, Page 45, Plate 20.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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