Thin-walled ware from Kom al-Ahmer (Alexandria, Egypt)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32028/9781803275017-16Keywords:
Thin-walled, Roman pottery, Egypt, Kom al-Ahmer, Western Nile DeltaAbstract
In the 2019 excavation season, a part of a Roman house was excavated; thirteen well-preserved forms of thin-walled beakers
and bowls were found among the material culture. The vessels’ fabric and surface treatments allow their provenance to be
hypothesised from numerous production sites. Until today, no thin-walled ware kilns have been attested in the Western Nile
Delta; however, the technical characteristics of the fabric and the abundance of clay in this area can suggest the existence
of a regional production for two of these forms.
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