| TYPOLOGY |
Egyptian Amphora TYPE 4 |
| Classified as: AE 4 |
| Conservation Place : Alexandria Graeco-Roman Museum |
| INVENTORY |
Inventory No: P.11654 4 598 |
| Diameter of rim: 13.2 cm |
| Diameter of foot: |
| Height: 122 cm |
| Height of the handles: 28 cm |
| Section of the handles: Bifide |
| Capacity: 12 lt |
| Description: Complete amphora. Twin handles, cylindric body and conic foot. Distinctive projection points on the shoulder and on the middle of the neck. |
| Recent Bibliography of AE4 |
| Recent Bibliography : EMPEREUR-PICON 1998, p. 78, fig. 5; SENOL-SENOL 2000, p.131, fig. 9; BRUN 2007, p. 518, fig. 1, p. 521, fig. 2 |
| FABRIC |
Colour of the clay : 7.5 YR 7/8 reddish yellow |
| Colour of the slip : 2.5 YR 6/6 light reddish brown (Slightly conserved) |
| Colour of the surface : |
Inclusions :
Calcerious, sandy, few grits |
| Texture : Medium hard, porous |
| PRODUCTION |
Production area : Egypt, Mareotis coast |
Production reference :
EMPEREUR-PICON 1989, p. 228; EMPEREUR 1989, p.605 |
| Dispersion : East Mediterranean, Meroe, Egytian centers, Pompei, Ostia, Cyprus, S. Anatolian coasts |
| Content : Wine |
| Date : Late 1st c. AD |
| Chronology: 1st - late 2nd c. AD |
