Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (13.2001(2002))

MAREA

EGYPT

Aegean Late Roman 2 amphora {Fig. 2:4,5).
Fragments of ubiquitous “chocolate”
amphorae (Late Roman 7, Kellia types 173-
178) complete the repertoire of Egyptian
containers. They all belong to the late,
shoulder-edged version {Fig. 2:3). The
imported amphorae comprise the same

range of types as that found at other sites of
Late Roman-Byzantine age. This group
includes mostly fragmentary examples of
LRA 4 (Gazan)12) and LRA 1 type,
produced in Cyprus, Cilicia and in the
Antioch region. Both classes belong to the
typical 6th-7th century AD series. Western


Fig. 3- Tablewares: 3:1 — Cypriot Red Slip; 3:2,4-1 — Egyptian Red Slip A; 3:3 - Mareotic
incised ware. Scale 1:4 {Drawing G. Majcherek)

12) All the recorded fragments belong to the later form in the series, dated to the late 6th-early 7th century, cf.
G. Majcherek, “Gazan Amphorae: Typology Reconsidered”, in: Hellenistic and Roman Pottery in the Eastern Mediterranean
(Advances in Scientific Studies), The Second Nieborow Workshop (Warsaw 1995), 163-178.

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