Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (13.2001(2002))

MAREA

EGYPT

floor and yielded evidence of ashes and
burned bricks — traces of yet another
furnace perhaps - in the northwestern
corner.
The rule in installations of this kind
was to use water to wash away ashes from
the furnaces A Yet in the case of furnace O
there is every indication that the ashes
were removed from the area of the bath
manually. An ash dump appears to have
accumulated right outside the south wall
of the bath, at the western end, in the
immediate vicinity of the exit from the
chamber under A2 (50-56 cm below the
occupational level of the bath) forming
a layer 15 cm thick over an area of at least

2 sq. m. Above the ashes and covering an
area of 2.25 s.q. m, there is a structure of
stones with no recognizable function,
bordered on the north by a stone wall,
which is the southern outer wall of the
bath.
This outer wall of the bath has been
traced only at the western end, where it
was constructed of brick. The eastern part
suffered much defacement as a result of
later rebuilding. Firstly, a stone wall was
built at right angles to it, cutting off the
ash dump from the passage leading to the
furnace. Two other stone walls were
executed a meter apart, just east of the
cellar exit. Here, in the gap between the


Fig. 8. Wall fragment with paned opening
(Photo T. Kalarus)

4) W. Koi^taj, Imperial Bath at Kom el-Dikka, Alexandrie VI, Varsovie 1992,150.

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