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Ware/Ware Family/Style: Bahariya Amphora Ware

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Name, Geographic and Chronological Range

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Bahariya Amphora Ware

Country/region of ware origin:

Egypt/Western desert

Date BCE/CE:

5th - 7th centuries CE

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General Information and Description

General InformationThis ware was used for large sized amphoras, which were used to transport wine. The forms are imitations of imported African amphoras.
Description
The fabric is of medium, sandy texture and is very hard and dense. The color is pale red to pale yellow with red and white inclusions.

Vessels 1

QT 2987-6-7

Amphora

Bahariya Oasis

5th - 7th centuries CE

Byzantine, Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Tulunid

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Petrographic Samples 1

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IFAO No. 5679
QT 2987-6-7
Bahariya Oasis

5th - 7th centuries CE

Byzantine, Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Tulunid

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Earlier/Alternative Names

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Site Distribution

Egypt

Bahariya Oasis (Egypt/Western desert)

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Bibliography

Marchand, S.. "Chapitre 8. La céramique d’époques romaine et romaine tardive du fort de Qaret el-Toub" in Bahariya I. Le fort romain de Qaret el-Toub I, ed(s). Fr. Colin. FIFAO 62. 2012, 139-164
P. BALLET, M. BONIFAY, S. MARCHAND. "Africa vs Aegyptus : routes, rythmes et adaptations de la céramique africaine en Égypte " in Entre Afrique et Égypte : relations et échanges entre les espaces au sud de la Méditerranée à l’époque romaine. , ed(s). S. Guédon. Actes du colloque international (Limoges, 23-24 septembre 2010) Bordeaux: Ausonius, 2012, 87-118

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