| TYPOLOGY |
Egyptian Amphora TYPE 7 |
Classified as:LR 7; Egloff 177; Peacock-Williams Class 52; Hermopolis Type B -
Sub groups of AE 7 in MGR |
| Conservation Place : Alexandria Graeco-Roman Museum |
| INVENTORY |
Inventory No: P.3012 |
| Diameter of rim: 6.5 cm |
| Diameter of foot: |
| Height: 58 cm |
| Height of the handles: 11 cm |
| Section of the handles: Oval |
| Capacity: 5.93 lt |
| Description: Complete amphora. Fermantation hole on the neck. Restorated. The tip of the foot is broken. Body is completely grooved. |
| Recent Bibliography of AE7 |
| Recent Bibliography :SENOL 2001, p. 394, fig. 10.28; SUBIAS 2007, Pl.I, fig. 5; BAVAY 2007, pp. 389-399 |
| FABRIC |
Colour of the clay : 7.5 YR 6/8 reddish yellow |
| Colour of the slip : |
| Colour of the surface : 10 R 5/6 red |
Inclusions :
Few mica, sandy |
| Texture : Medium hard |
| PRODUCTION |
Production area : Egypt. Mareotis Coasts; Hermopolis Magna, Zawiet el-Maietin; Antinoopolis |
Production reference :
BALLET – DIXNEUF 2004, p. 67 |
| Dispersion : Mediterranean Basin |
| Content : Wine |
| Date : 5th c. AD |
| Chronology: Late 4th- mid 8th c. AD |
