| TYPOLOGY |
Egyptian Amphora TYPE 5-6 |
| Classified as: Kellia 187 ; Palestinian bag-shaped ; Pieri 1A ; Pieri 2A ; Pieri 3 ; Pieri 4A ; Pieri 4B ; Pieri 4D ; Césarée 1, ; Benghazi LR 4 ; Egloff 186-190 ; Keay LXVI ; Kuzmanov VI ; Scorpan VI.2-4 ; Peacock -Williams 46 / 62 / 63 ; Zemer 54-55, 60-62 ; Agora K108, M329-330 ; AE 5-6 |
| Conservation Place : Alexandria Graeco-Roman Museum |
| INVENTORY |
Inventory No: 12450(1) AI203 |
| Diameter of rim: 11.4 cm |
| Diameter of foot: |
| Height: 37 cm |
| Height of the handles: 5 cm |
| Section of the handles: Oval |
| Capacity: 18.99 lt |
| Description: Complete amphora. Visible cracks on the surface. Covered by calcer. |
| Recent Bibliography of AE 5-6 |
| Recent Bibliography : EMPEREUR-PICON 1998, p. 78, fig. 6; SENOL-SENOL 2000, p.131, fig.10; SENOL 2003-III, p. 125, no. 48 |
| FABRIC |
Colour of the clay :2.5 YR 6/6 light red-2.5 YR 5/8 red |
| Colour of the slip : |
| Colour of the surface :2.5 Y 8/4 pale yellow |
Inclusions :
Calcerious, sandy |
| Texture : Medium hard |
| PRODUCTION |
Production area : Egypt. Mareotis Coasts; Abou Mina, Kom Abou Billou |
Production reference :
EMPEREUR 1998, p. 78; BALLET - DIXNEUF 2004, p. 67; BALLET 2007, pp.158-160. |
| Dispersion : Mediterranean Basin, Egytian centers |
| Content : Wine |
| Date : 5th c. AD |
| Chronology: 5th-6th c. AD |
