Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (18.2006(2008))

OLD DONGOLA

SUDAN

Early Christian period, 6th/7th century AD.
Similar plate known from the palace toilet
depository (B.I.15) on Kom A in Old
Dongola.
Plate (white ware), rim decorated with
a frieze of red, double arches {Fig. 6:a}, 7th
century AD (Adams 1986: 303, Fig. 155).
Plate (white ware), ledge rim, stamped
decoration consisting of concentric circles,
emphasized with a painted red band (now
obliterated), post-firing graffiti inside
{Fig. 6:b}. 7th century AD (Adams 1986:
307, Fig. 159/25).
Plate (white ware), black and red guil-
loche frieze on the rim, below stamped
motifs of crosses inscribed in circles
{Fig. 6:c\. The decoration indicates a dating
in the transition from the Early to Classic
Christian periods.
Vase (red ware), stamped frieze of
rhombuses with inscribed crosses and
joining circles on the body, four brown
bands painted below the tim {Fig. 5:h].
Early Christian period (Adams 1986: 307,
Fig. 159/11).
Two bottles of the beer jar type with
wide flaring mouths, deep red slip on neck
and rim {Figs 5:n-o}, 6th/7th century AD
(Adams 1986: 423-424, Fig. 250/36w).
SW-E-ROOM 13
Vase (orange ware), black painted deco-
ration on body — horizontal frieze of double
vertical wavy lines alternating with
elongated occuli, between bands of three
painted lines, and vertical bands of five lines
each suspended from the horizontal frieze at
intervals {Fig. 7:d\. Late Christian period,
style N VI (AD 1150-1 500) (Adams 1986:
503, Fig. 284/F).
SW-E - ROOM 13A
Small bowl (orange ware), yellow and black
painted horizontal meander frieze {Fig. 7:b\

Late Christian period, style N VI (AD
1150-1500) (Adams 1986: 337, Fig. 189/7).
Cup (orange ware), black-painted frieze
on body comprising a vertical guilloche
alternating with a motif of three lines with
triple ovules attached to the outside ones
{Fig. 7:c], Late Christian period, style N VI
(AD 1150-1500) (Adams 1986: 343-344,
Figs 195/21, 196/13).
Handmade cooking pot (red ware) with
two knob handles, horizontal frieze of stick-
impressed dots on the body {Fig. 7:d\. Late
Christian period from the 14th century,
style D III (Ware H6) (Adams 1986: 431,
Fig. 252/U).
SW-E - YARD 14
Storage vessels turned on the wheel were in
preponderance, mostly amphora body
sherds and basins.
Handmade cooking pot (red ware),
horizontal frieze of stick-impressed dots just
below the rim, thick-walled with rounded
bottom {Fig. 7:e], Late Christian period
from the 14th century, style D III (Ware
H6) (Adams 1986: 431).
SW-E - ROOM 16A {Fig. 8a]
Typical dump fill containing elements of
pottery hydraulic installations (toilet seats,
pipes, see above, p. 333 and Figs 7-8),
remnants of wooden construction or an-
gareb bed legs, animal bones, stone grinder,
as well as sherds of handmade and wheel-
made vessels.
Cup (orange ware), red band around rim
and a frieze of oblique crisscross pattern
{Fig. 8:a], Terminal Christian period, style
N VII (Adams 1986: 352, Fig. 204).
SW-E-ROOM 16B
Bowl (orange ware), red and black deco-
ration on rim and body, consisting of
a horizontal frieze of occuli alternating with

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