DOI Heft:
Egypt
DOI Artikel:Majcherek, Grzegorz: Kom el-Dikka: excavations 1997
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41242#0031
explored rooms, there was an occupational layer higher up,
consisting mostly of a clay and lime floors. The deposits
underneath these floors contained color plaster fragments, small
stucco and limestone elements of architectural decoration (cornices,
column facing, etc.). The finds from this accumulation date the
destruction of the original building to the late 3rd century AD.
Egyptian-made products are represented mainly by amphorae
from the Mareotic region (imitations of Dressel 2-4 and biconical
amphorae) and a local Red Slipped tableware. The presence of
Egyptian imitations of Cypriot Sigillata products is noteworthy,
particularly form 40. Imported pottery is represented by amphorae
primarily: Cretan (forms CA 1-3), Tripolitanian (I and II) and from
Asia Minor.
The structures from the original phase of the building are only
fragmentarily preserved. A section of the southern facade
of adjoining house FC was excavated; unfortunately, it is preserved
only as a foundation course. This wall, some 0.5 m thick, was built
of very big blocks exceeding 1.00 m in length. The remains of
plaster on the sides suggests that it was part of an earlier structure,
possibly of Ptolemaic age. Remains of an entrance from the street, a
threshold and traces of jambs, were discovered in the eastern part of
the trench. Apparently, the entrance had been flanked by two
pilasters; remains of the western one have been discovered. The
street surface in front of the entrance was partially covered with
limestone slabs. The street level at this point corresponds to that
discovered in trench F IV. In the abutting room 17, there are the
remains of a staircase leading to the upper floors. In the
neighboring room 18, remains of domestic installations were
discovered: a domestic pit with the top part of an amphora serving as
a funnel. In room 19, adjoining on the north, two floor levels were
cleared. The upper one was paved with assorted marble tiles, while
the lower one was made of lime mortar painted red, pointing to
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consisting mostly of a clay and lime floors. The deposits
underneath these floors contained color plaster fragments, small
stucco and limestone elements of architectural decoration (cornices,
column facing, etc.). The finds from this accumulation date the
destruction of the original building to the late 3rd century AD.
Egyptian-made products are represented mainly by amphorae
from the Mareotic region (imitations of Dressel 2-4 and biconical
amphorae) and a local Red Slipped tableware. The presence of
Egyptian imitations of Cypriot Sigillata products is noteworthy,
particularly form 40. Imported pottery is represented by amphorae
primarily: Cretan (forms CA 1-3), Tripolitanian (I and II) and from
Asia Minor.
The structures from the original phase of the building are only
fragmentarily preserved. A section of the southern facade
of adjoining house FC was excavated; unfortunately, it is preserved
only as a foundation course. This wall, some 0.5 m thick, was built
of very big blocks exceeding 1.00 m in length. The remains of
plaster on the sides suggests that it was part of an earlier structure,
possibly of Ptolemaic age. Remains of an entrance from the street, a
threshold and traces of jambs, were discovered in the eastern part of
the trench. Apparently, the entrance had been flanked by two
pilasters; remains of the western one have been discovered. The
street surface in front of the entrance was partially covered with
limestone slabs. The street level at this point corresponds to that
discovered in trench F IV. In the abutting room 17, there are the
remains of a staircase leading to the upper floors. In the
neighboring room 18, remains of domestic installations were
discovered: a domestic pit with the top part of an amphora serving as
a funnel. In room 19, adjoining on the north, two floor levels were
cleared. The upper one was paved with assorted marble tiles, while
the lower one was made of lime mortar painted red, pointing to
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