Aswan Roman White Slipped Common ware | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Ware/Ware Family: Aswan Roman White Slipped Common ware

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Name, Origin, Date

Name:

Aswan Roman White Slip...

Country/Region:

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Date BCE/CE:

1st century CE-3rd cen...

Period:

Roman

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General Information

In Syene this group appears in very small quantities and has been exclusively recovered from find assemblages of the early imperial period. This group mainly includes pitchers and bottles.

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Related Images

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Vessels 4

Syene 012-002-070-008/K231

Open vessel

Aswan, Syene

late 1st - 3rd century

Roman

12-02-104-1-K8

Juglet

Aswan, Syene

late 1st century BCE - 2nd century CE

Roman

5-13-239-2-K34

Jug/pitcher

Aswan, Syene

late 1st century BCE - 1st century CE

Roman

13-02-134-29-K2

Bottle

Aswan, Syene

1st - 3rd century CE

Roman

Break Photos 0

Petrographic Samples 0

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Description

The fragments have a thick dull, white slip. Similar to the Aswan White Slipped ware, the slip of some pieces appears slightly yellowish or pink.

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Earlier/Alternative Names

Alltagsgeschirr mit weißem Überzug/ASW_PC (Rembart 2018)

Site Distribution

Egypt

Aswan, Syene (Egypt/Upper Egypt)

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Associated Petrofabrics

Egypt/Aswan Pink/Kaolinitic and Nile clay

Egypt/Upper/Aswan Pink/Kaolinitic/Silt

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

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Bibliography

Laura Rembart. "Kulturelle Identitäten Oberägyptens in ptolemäisch-römischer Zeit am Beispiel von Syene. Typochronologie, Akkulturation und wirtschaftsarchäologische Interpretation von ausgewählten Fundkomplexen aus der Stadtgrabung", Dr. Phil., Department for Classical Archaeology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, 2018

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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