EASTERN | DESERT | WARE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL | DATA | AND | DESCRIPTION
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Sherd number: EDW 44
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| Site: |
Kab Marfu'a (location, description)
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| Context: |
Desert settlement in the Mons Smaragdus
area
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| Date: |
1st-4th century AD (surface find)
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| Picture: |
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| Weight (g): |
17
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| Estimated vessel equivalent (%) |
Body sherds
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| Average thickness (mm): |
4.8
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| Color inside (Munsell): |
10 R 6/6 (light red)
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| Treatment of inside: |
Wiped
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| Color outside (Munsell): |
10 R 5/6 (red)
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| Treatment of outside: |
Burnished
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| Lay-out of decoration (Strouhal): |
D 8 = Unarticulated/asymmetric
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| Method of decoration: |
Incised
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| Tools used: |
Triangular tool
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| Direction: |
Unknown
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| Motif: |
Sun-motif
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| Repetitions: |
Unknown
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| Drawing: |
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| Color of break (Munsell): |
10 R 4/1 (dark reddish gray)
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| Fabric (Rose): |
Silt
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| Form (Strouhal): |
H 0 = Unknown
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| Rim diameter (cm): |
Body
sherds
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| Height (cm): |
Unknown |
| Additional information
provided by: |
H. Barnard
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| Material made available
by: |
Berenike Project |
REMARKS: Surfaces very worn, color and treament
uncertain.
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