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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. |
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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. |
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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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Types of Vessels (0 Ostraca) |
Amphora |
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Basin |
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Bowl |
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Casserole |
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Closed form |
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Crater |
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Jar |
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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 |
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