Marl Amphorae | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Ware/Ware Family: Marl Amphorae

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Name, Origin, Date

Name:

Marl Amphorae

Country/Region:

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Date BCE/CE:

3rd century BCE-1st ce...

Period:

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

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General Information

This group includes containers that were mainly produced for the transport of foodstuffs, such as oil or wine. The amphorae of marl clay mainly appear in Syene in the Ptolemaic period.

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Related Images

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Vessels 24

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5-13-252-8-K16

Amphora

Aswan, Syene

2nd century BCE - 1st century CE

Late Hellenistic/Ptolemaic, Early Roman

5-13-315-3-K55

Amphora

Aswan, Syene

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Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Syene 012-002-070-010/K040

Amphora

Aswan, Syene

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Late Period

6-13-097-2-K22

Amphora

Aswan, Syene

3rd -1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 1

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Amphora

Aswan, Syene

3rd -1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Petrographic Samples 8

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SY12-63
5-13-315-3-K55
Aswan, Syene

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Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Magnification:
50

Polarized Light?
PPL

SY12-15
6-13-097-2-K22
Aswan, Syene

3rd -1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Magnification:
x50

Polarized Light?
XPL

SY09-05
6-15-210-4-K26
Aswan, Syene

5th - 1st century BCE

Late Period, Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Magnification:
50

Polarized Light?
PPL

SY09-13
5-15-565-6-K1
Aswan, Syene

3rd -1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Magnification:
50

Polarized Light?
PPL

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Description

The amphorae of this group were made of marl clay. Most pieces have a plain slip on their exterior that is applied in a very thin coat.

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Earlier/Alternative Names

Transportamphore/ASW_Marl (Rembart 2018)

Site Distribution

Egypt

Aswan, Syene (Egypt/Upper Egypt)

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Associated Petrofabrics

Egypt/Marl Clay

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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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