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F1

Examples  
  
39251        
  
39254        
  
39293        
  
39303        
Description Nile silt clay, fine to medium-coarse texture. The fracture is brown in color, sometimes
Associated Shapes Egyptian Amphorae 3 (AE3); common wares
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (208 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 93.75%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0.48%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0.48%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
Jar  
 0%
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 0%
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 5.29%
   
         

F1a

Examples  
  
39249        
  
39250        
  
39252        
  
39272        
Description Nile silt clay, fine to medium-fine texture. The color of the fracture ranges from brown to buff, sometimes with grey-blue core. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of golden mica and grains of quartz, few chaff inclusions.
Associated Shapes Egyptian Amphorae 3 (AE3 Magdola); common wares
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (251 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 99.2%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
Jar  
 0%
Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0.8%
   
         

F1b

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine texture. The color of the fracture is brown in color, sometimes with grey-blue core. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of golden mica and chaff inclusions, few grains of quartz.
Associated Shapes Late Roman Amphora 7
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
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 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F1c

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine to medium-coarse texture. The fracture is brown in color, with pink core. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of chaff and grains of quartz.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
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Dish/Plate  
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Keg  
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Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F2

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture is red-orange in color. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of many mica and grains of quartz particles, rare red nodules and fine chaff inclusions.
Associated Shapes Amphore Egyptienne 4 from Mariout
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
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 0%
Crater  
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 0%
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Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F4

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture iranges from brown to pink in color, with brown core. Inclusions consist of several small grains of quartz and some fine chaff particles.
Associated Shapes Egyptian Imitation of Late Roman Amphora 1
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
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Crater  
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Keg  
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Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F5

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture is red-orange with red-mauve core. The inclusions consist mainly of mica and chaff particles, as well as grains of quartz. Sometimes few white nodules of varying size are also visible.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (3 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 33.33%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 66.67%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
Jar  
 0%
Jug  
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Keg  
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Lid  
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Open Form  
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Pot  
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Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F6

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-coarse to coarse texture. The fracture ranges from red to gray-blue. The inclusions consist mainly of chaff and grains of quartz.
Associated Shapes Common wares (pithoi, bread molds, basins)
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (1 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
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Crater  
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Jar  
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Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F7

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-coarse texture. The fracture is gray-mauve with thin red exterior layers. The inclusions consist mainly of grains of quartz, chaff particles, and few white nodules varying in size.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
Jar  
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Jug  
 0%
Keg  
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Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F8

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture is red with dark blue core. The inclusions consist of chaff particles, generally black, and grains of quartz.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
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Dish/Plate  
 0%
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 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F9

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, fine to medium-fine texture. The fracture is red, sometimes with gray-mauve core. The inclusions consist mainly of white mica and chaff particles, rarely with grains of quartz and white nodules of calcium.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
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 0%
Crater  
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Jug  
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Keg  
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Open Form  
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Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F10

Examples  
  
39423        
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture is reddish-brown with red core. The inclusions consist of mica, chaff, and grains of quartz.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (2 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 50%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 50%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
Jar  
 0%
Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F16

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, fine to medium-fine texture.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
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Dish/Plate  
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Jar  
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Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F18a

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, fine texture. Hard, gritty and granular ware, containing some lime and other small inclusions, as fine chaff, a considerable presence of mica, few grains of quartz, and white particles. Having been fired in a reducing atmosphere, the frabric is black/dark to grey dark in color.
Associated Shapes Imitation of fine productions from Greece with black paint. They are made of alluvial clay, firing Mode C.
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
Jar  
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Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F18b

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture is dark blue to black to dark brown in color. Inclusions consist of many mica, some grains of quartz, fine chaff and white nodules.
Associated Shapes Imitation of fine productions from Greece with black paint. They are made of alluvial clay, firing Mode C.
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
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Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F19a

Examples  
Description (Group K) Nile silt clay, fine texture. The fracture is brown in color. The inclusions consist mainly of fine white chaff particles.
Associated Shapes Open forms (bowls, deep bowls, dishes) with thick shiny or matt red slip.
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
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 0%
Jar  
 0%
Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F19b

Examples  
Description Nile silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture is brown to pink in color, with mauve core. The inclusions consist mainly of many fine grains of quartz and chaff particles of small and medium sizes.
Associated Shapes Open forms (bowls, deep bowls, dishes) with thick shiny or matt red slip.
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
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 0%
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Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F3

Examples  
Description Marl silt, medium-fine texture hard. The fracture is dark beuge in color. The inclusions consist of many white nodules, few grains of quartz, and rare small and fine chaff particles.
Associated Shapes Egyptian Amphore 3 (AE3 from Maroiut)
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
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Dish/Plate  
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Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F11

Examples  
  
39253        
Description Marl clay, medium-fine to fine texture. The fracture is from pink to beige, sometimes with gray core. The inclusions consist of many small grains of quartz, some red, black, and white nodules, of varying size. Occasional fine chaff particles are also present.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (1 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 100%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
Jar  
 0%
Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F12

Examples  
Description Marl silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture is pink in color. The inclusions consist of many red nodules and few small and medium white. Sometimes few chaff particles are also visible.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
Closed form  
 0%
Crater  
 0%
Dish/Plate  
 0%
Jar  
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Jug  
 0%
Keg  
 0%
Lid  
 0%
Open Form  
 0%
Pot  
 0%
Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F13

Examples  
Description Marl silt clay, medium-fine texture. The fracture is yellow in color. The inclusions consist of many grains of quartz of small size and few red and black nodules of different sizes.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
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Open Form  
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Pot  
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Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F14

Examples  
Description Marl silt clay, fine texture. The fracture is chamois-beige in color. The inclusions consist of many white nodules, few red and black of small and medium sizes.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
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F15

Examples  
Description Marl silt clay, medium-fine texture. the fracture is greenish in color. The inclusions consist of many grains of quartz, some red and white nodules, small and medium chaff particles.
Associated Shapes Jugs produced in Fayoum during the Arabic period. Generally, they are decorated with black shiny resin.
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
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Bowl  
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Open Form  
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Not assigned  
 0%
   
         

F17

Examples  
Description Marl silt clay, medium-coarse in texture. the fracture is white to mauve in color. The inclusions consist of many grains of quartz, some red nodules, many white and yellow inclusions of variyng sizes.
Associated Shapes
Bibliography Dixneuf, Delphine, Amphores égyptiennes. Production, typologie, contenus et diffusion, Alexandrie, CEAlex, Coll. "Etudes alexandrines", 22, 2011.
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://www.amphoralex.org/amphores/accueil/Amphores.php
Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 0%
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Rhodian

Examples  
Description
Associated Shapes Amphorae
Bibliography
Links https://www.levantineceramics.org , http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/amphora_ahrb_2005/
Types of Vessels (1 Ostraca)
Amphora  
 100%
Basin  
 0%
Bowl  
 0%
Casserole  
 0%
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A1

Examples  
  
39481        
  
39482        
  
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39484        
Description Medium to coarse textured fabric; medium-bodied. The inclusions characterizing this group vary in size and quantity, according to the fine quality of the fabric. Macroscopically, they include sand, limestone and chaff, of varying size and quantities, as well as rare clay granules, platey shale and grog. This fabric is fired red to brown/orange (A1a) to grey/black (A1b). The fracture is often zoned: brown/orange exterior layers with grey/black core.
Associated Shapes This is the most common fabric in Dakhla oasis throughout all historical periods and it is used for an extensive range of shapes (Storage and transport containers, cooking ware, and table ware).
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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A2

Examples  
  
39489        
  
39490        
  
39491        
  
39492        
Description Fine to medium textured fabric; dense-bodied and hard. The distinction between the fabrics classified as A1 and A2 is based on the higher proportion of finer inclusions. In general, A2 has a finer groundmass. Like A1, this fabric is fired red to brown/orange (A2a) to grey/black (A2b). Zoned fracture is less common than A1: the core is usually thin and well defined, grey to brown/grey in colour.
Associated Shapes Compared to A1, this fabric is used in a more limited range of shapes (short-necked jars, kegs, flasks, and craters).
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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A5

Examples  
Description Medium-bodied, medium-coarse textured fabric. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of large amounts of quartz, clay pellets, and limestone (green/yellow vacuoles of different sizes are visible on the entire surface). Quartz/sand-rich variant of A1. The fabric appears to be over-fired purple-brown to grey in colour, without a clear zoning. The surface has often a thick white or cream slip.
Associated Shapes Fabric A5 is used primarily in handled filter jugs and storage jars with foot ring, usually decorated.
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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A28

Examples  
Description Medium to open-bodied, medium coarse-textured fabric. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of sand and limestone, and less frequently of clay pellets. It is a limestone-rich variant of A1/A2, which has been low-fired. This fabric is fired mid-brown with no clear zoning.
Associated Shapes Fabric A28 occurs rarely within the corpus and the range of forms is relatively limited.
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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A11

Examples  
  
39499        
  
39500        
  
39501        
  
39502        
Description A dense-bodied, brittle fabric characterized by hard core and medium-fine texture. Medium scatters of small calcareous inclusions, dark red and sometimes black particles are visible. Known also as Christian Brittle Wares. It was fired in a variety of colours: light surfaces usually have regular bluish-grey cores (mode A), while dark surfaces have cores ranging from pale orange to pink (mode B). The inclusions consist of very fine red (hematite) and black (plates of silica clay) particles of different sizes, fine grains of quartz, very fine shale particles, and rare very fine white inclusions.
Associated Shapes This fabric is used in Area 2.1 for thin-walled cooking jars, casseroles, and bowls, with a red and cream coating, sometimes decorated in red dots on cream bands, mainly dated according to the contexts to the late 3rd and 4th century CE.
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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B3 (previous B3b)

Examples  
  
39503        
Description Medium-bodied, medium-fine to medium-coarse textured fabric. The inclusions mainly consist of medium and fine red particles, sand, and a moderate presence of small shale plates and clay pellets.
Associated Shapes Fabric B3 is used in double handled cylindrical bottles/flasks and small bowls.
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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A27

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Description A dense-bodied fabric, fine to medium-fine texture, rich in silica and iron oxides. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of numerous fine grains of quartz, very fine white and black particles, and small plates of clay ovoid in shape. The fracture ranges from red/brown to light red in colour, dark coloured cores are rare; the surfaces have thick shiny red/orange slip.
Associated Shapes This fabric, characteristic of the fine ware of fourth-fifth century AD (Oasis Red Slip Ware = Kharga Red Slip Ware), is associated mostly to open forms such as bowls and dishes, as well as lamps and terracotta figurines.
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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A4

Examples  
Description A medium to open-bodied, coarse-textured fabric. It is characterized by the presence of many long planar voids, which are the results of straw and other vegetal material being burnt away during firing. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of sand, limestone, clay pellets, and in the occasional low-fired example it is possible to detect the remains of straw. This fabric is fired reddish to brown to grey/black, usually zoned with dark grey/black core, apparently caused by the burning out of the vegetal temper. The surfaces are usually not smooth or homogeneous in colour.
Associated Shapes This fabric is almost exclusively used for domestic vessels with very thick walls, such as bread moulds, baking trays, pithoi, and large basins.
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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B1/B10/B15

Examples  
  
39504        
  
39505        
Description An open-bodied, medium to coarse textured fabric, with many small rounded voids. Macroscopically visible inclusions consist of fine quartz, rare fine clay pellets and fine shale. This fabric is usually fired cream to grey/green, although pink is sometimes found. It is occasionally zoned, with cream interior and exterior surfaces and a grey/green or pink core. It generally has a soft, lightweight consistency and is usually quite brittle.
Associated Shapes This fabric is generally used for liquid containers (water jugs and costrels), lids used also as bowls, and small bowls stricto sensu.
Bibliography Eccleston, M.A.J. (2006) Technological and Social Aspects of High-Temperature Industries in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, During the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, PhD Thesis, Monash University.
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