| TYPOLOGY |
Egyptian Amphora TYPE 3 |
| Classified as: AE 3; Margham Type, Hermopolis A - Sub groups of AE3 in MGR |
| Conservation Place : Alexandria Graeco-Roman Museum |
| INVENTORY |
Inventory No: R.163 |
| Diameter of rim: 13 cm |
| Diameter of foot: 2,5 cm |
| Height: 110.5 cm |
| Height of the handles: 14,5 cm |
| Section of the handles: Oval |
| Capacity: 31.65 lt |
| Description: Triangular canonic rim, ear formed handles, grooved neck, elongated body tapering with a conic solid spike. Complete amphora. Fermantation hole on the neck. Few cracks on the body. |
| Recent Bibliography of AE3 |
| Recent Bibliography : EMPEREUR-PICON 1998, p. 77, fig. 4; SENOL-SENOL 2000, p.131, fig. 6; SENOL 2001, p. 390, fig. 10.1; LAUBENHEIMER 2007, p. 654, fig. 1 |
| FABRIC |
Colour of the clay : 2.5 Y 4/8 red |
| Colour of the slip : |
Colour of the surface : 5 YR 5/3 reddish brown
10 R 6/4 pale red |
Inclusions :
Calcerious, sandy |
| Texture : Medium hard, Mareotis calcerious clay |
| PRODUCTION |
Production area : Egypt, Mareotis coast; production of various forms of AE 3 amphorae, Fayoum; El-Ashmunein; Quft; El-Kab; Zawiet el-Maietin |
Production reference :
Abd-el FATTAH 1998, p. 45, fig. 9-10; El- ASHMAWI 1998, p. 55-59, figs. 1-6; EMPEREUR-PICON 1998, p.77 |
Dispersion :
Mediterranean Basin |
| Content : Wine |
| Date : Mid 1st c. AD |
| Chronology: Late 1st c. BC- late 2nd c. AD |
