Ptolemaic-Roman Shale Common ware | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Ware/Ware Family: Ptolemaic-Roman Shale Common ware

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Name, Origin, Date

Name:

Ptolemaic-Roman Shale ...

Country/Region:

Egypt/Upper Egypt

Date BCE/CE:

2nd century BCE - 3rd ...

Period:

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic,...

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General Information

Very few fragments discovered in Aswan, shapes mainly include jars and pitchers.

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Related Images

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Vessels 10

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6-13-055-8-K7

Keg/Siga

Aswan, Syene

3rd -1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

6-13-112-8-K8

Keg/Siga

Aswan, Syene

6th - 3rd century BCE

Late Period

6-13-065-4-K18

Jar

Aswan, Syene

6th - 3rd century BCE

Late Period

6-13-056-3-K1

Jar

Aswan, Syene

6th - 2nd century BCE

Late Period, Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Break Photos 1

6-13-055-8-K7

Keg/Siga

Aswan, Syene

3rd -1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Petrographic Samples 2

SY12-54
6-13-055-8-K7
Aswan, Syene

3rd -1st century BCE

Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Magnification:
x50

Polarized Light?
XPL

SY12-37
6-13-017-1-K5
Aswan, Syene

4th - 3rd century BCE

Late Period, Hellenistic/Ptolemaic

Magnification:
50

Polarized Light?
PPL

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Description

In Aswan most fragments are unslipped but occasionally fragments with white or red slip appear.

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Earlier/Alternative Names

Alltagsgeschirr/ASW_Shale (Rembart 2018)

Site Distribution

Egypt

Aswan, Syene (Egypt/Upper Egypt)

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Associated Petrofabrics

Egypt/Shale 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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