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ARCHAEOLOGICAL | DATA | AND | DESCRIPTION
Sherd number: EDW 40
Site: Kab Marfu'a  (location, description)
Context: Desert settlement in the Mons Smaragdus area
Date: 1st-4th century AD (surface find)
Picture:
Weight (g): 8
Estimated vessel equivalent (%) 4
Average thickness (mm): 6.1
Color inside (Munsell): 7.5 YR 5/6 (strong brown)
Treatment of inside: Smoothed, wiped
Color outside (Munsell): 2.5 YR 6/6 (light red)
Treatment of outside: Smoothed
Lay-out of decoration (Strouhal): D 0 = Unknown/not decorated
Method of decoration: Plastic, impressed
Tools used: Chisel
Direction: Unknown
Motif: Lines
Repetitions: Unknown
Drawing:
Color of break (Munsell): 7.5 YR 4/1 (dark gray)
Fabric (Rose): Unclassified
Form (Strouhal): H 2b = Hemispherical bowl
Rim diameter (cm): 20
Height (cm): Unknown
Additional information provided by: H. Barnard
Material made available by: Berenike Project
REMARKS: Too little remains for a certain classification.
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