Kom al-Ahmer - Kom Wasit II : coin finds 2012-2016 : late Roman and early Islamic pottery from Kom al-Ahmer / Michele Asolati, Cristina Crisafulli and Cristina Mondin ; with contributions by Maria Lucia Patanè and Mohamed Kenawi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asolati, Michele, author.

Crisafulli, Cristina, author.

Mondin, Cristina, author.

Contributor:

Patanè, Maria Lucia, contributor.

Kenawi, Mohamed, contributor.

Series:

Archaeopress archaeology.

Archaeopress archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Nile River Delta.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Hierakonpolis (Extinct city).

Nile River Delta (Egypt)--Antiquities.

Nile River Delta (Egypt).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 338 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., [2019]

Summary:

This volume presents over 1070 coins (ca. 310 BC-AD 641) and 1320 examples of Late Roman and Early Islamic pottery. Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit emerge as centers of an exchange network involving large-scale trade of raw materials to and from the central and eastern Mediterranean.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright page

Contents Page

List of Figures

Figure i: Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit in their regional context (Background Images Esri and OpenStreetMap).

Figure ii: Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit, location of the excavated units.

Figure iii: Kom al-Ahmer, excavated units between 2012 and 2016.

Figure 1.1: Examples of split coins from the excavations at Kom al-Ahmer 2012-2016 (the numbering corresponds with that in the catalogue)

Figure. 1.2: Examples of split Ptolemaic coins from the excavations at Alexandria (after Faucher 2013)

Figure 1.3: Sample 1 (Bronze, Ptolemaic, authority and series undefined, dating from the 2nd or 1st century BC). Left-Right: Faces

split edges

a section of the same sample viewed through an optical microscope

Figure 1.4: The microstructure of Sample 1, as viewed through a metallographic microscope (left) and through SEM (right)

Figure 1.5: Sample 2 (Bronze, Ptolemaic, authority and series undefined, dating from the 2nd or 1st century BC). Left-Right: Faces

part of a section of the same sample viewed through an optical microscope

Figure 1.6: The microstructure of Sample 2, as viewed through a metallographic microscope (left) and through SEM (right)

Figure 1.7: Sample 3 (Alexandrian Tetradrachm from the later decades of the 3rd Century AD). Left-Right: Faces

split edge

part of the splitting of the same sample viewed through an optical microscope

Figure 1.8: The microstructure of Sample 3, as viewed through a metallographic microscope (left) and through SEM (right)

Figure 1.9: Sample 4 (Vota follis of AD 347-348, indeterminate mint). Left-Right: Faces

part of the splitting of the same sample viewed through an optical microscope.

Figure 1.10: The microstructure of Sample 4, as viewed through a metallographic microscope (left) and through SEM (right)

Figure 1.11: Sample 5 (AE4, late 4th or early 5th century AD, indeterminate authority and mint). Left-Right: Faces

splitting on the same sample viewed through an optical microscope

Figure 1.12: The microstructure of Sample 5, as viewed through a metallographic microscope (left) and through SEM (right)

Figure 1.13: Sample 6 (AE4, late 4th or early 5th century AD, indeterminate authority and mint). Left-Right: Faces

Figure 1.14: The microstructure of Sample 6, as viewed through a metallographic microscope (left) and through SEM (right)

Figure 1.15. Three-dimensional model showing the distribution of the coins listed in Table 1.3 and their chronology. The markings identify the individual coins, projecting the reciprocal lying-positions onto an ideal plane which mirrors the slope of the K

Figure 1.16: Pattern of distribution of the mints represented by coin finds dating from AD 284 through the end of the 5th century AD from the excavations at Kom al-Ahmer (Graphic Version of Table 1.4)

Figure 1.17: Late Roman coins from the Kom al-Ahmer excavations, 2012-2016 (the numbering corresponds to that of the catalogue). Some examples of illegible coins of small dimensions, with a diameter of 7-12 mm. Some examples of illegible coins of small di

Figure 1.18: Dodecanummium from the mint at Alexandria, dating to the period of the Persian occupation (AD 619-629) (KAC 1001)

Figure 1.19: A coin similar to that in Figure 1.18, but in better condition (Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 200, 3 December 2008, Lot 339).

Figure 2.1: Kom al-Ahmer, plan of Unit 4 with the house to the south and the amphora storage to the north. Rooms in black are discussed in this volume

Figure 2.2: Kom al-Ahmer, view of the in situ amphorae leaning against the walls of room C

Figure 2.3: Kom al-Ahmer, Unit 1, view of the northern slope of the Kom with fired brick structures

Figure 2.4: Kom al-Ahmer, stratigraphic sondage inside the cistern

Figure 2.5: Kom al-Ahmer, calcareous floor and traces of despoliation

Figure 2.6: Kom al-Ahmer, view of the south slope of the central Kom with a fired brick structure appeared after excavation

Figure 2.7: Kom al-Ahmer, Unit 2, F2056 partially excavated

Figure 2.8: Kom al-Ahmer, monumental tomb

Figure 2.9: Kom al-Ahmer, soil burial found beneath the upper fill layers of Unit 2

Figure 2.10: Damanhour: Craftsman kneads clay on the floor with feet

Figure 2.11: Damanhour: Pottery kiln

Figure 2.12: Damanhour: Craftsman fuels fire with sawdust (Samantha Tistoni)

Figure 2.13: Sections of the pottery produced nowadays at Damanhour

Figure 2.14: Section of fabrics F2, F4 and F6 found in the excavation of Kom al-Ahmer

Figure 2.15: Lamp KAP 1313 (Henrik Brahe)

Figure 2.17: Lamp KAP 1319 (Henrik Brahe)

Figure 2.18: Lamp KAP 1320 (Henrik Brahe)

Figure 2.19: Map of the Mediterranean with imports. 1. ARSW, Calcite Black Ware?, Amphorae

2. Tripolitania Amphorae

3. LRA 4, Levantine FW

4. LRD, LRA 1, Cypriot/South Turkey Coarse Ware, Agora G 199, Agora M 54, Pamphylian Amphora

5. Knidian Amphor

List of Tables

Preface

First Phase: 2012-2016

Introduction

The Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit Archaeological Project II

Coin Finds 2012-2016

Michele Asolati and Cristina Crisafulli

Conditions of the Coins and the Metallographic Analyses

Coin Finds at Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit.

The Late Imperial Coins from Kom al-Ahmer, Unit 4: The Finds and their Distribution

The Late Imperial Coins from Kom al-Ahmer: The Distribution of Types and Mints

The Latest Evidence

Catalogue

Bibliography

Part 1

Late Roman and Early Islamic Pottery from Kom al-Ahmer

Cristina Mondin

5. Pottery Corpus

5.1 Imported Fine Ware

5.1.1 African Red Slip Ware (ARSW)

5.1.2 Late Roman D (LRD) / Cypriot Red Slip Ware

5.1.3 Other imports

5.2 Egyptian Fine Ware

5.2.1 Aswan Productions

5.2.2 Alluvial Clay Red Slip Ware (Egy FW)

5.3 Imported Utilitarian Ware

5.3.1 Calcite Black Ware

5.3.2 Cypriot/South Turkey Ware

5.3.3 Other Imported Table Ware

5.4 Egyptian Utilitarian Ware

5.4.1 Marl Clay Production

5.4.2 Abu Mina Ware

5.4.3 Egyptian Imitations of Palestinian Coarse Ware / Egloff 115-116

5.4.4 Egyptian Utilitarian Ware - Local/Regional Productions

5.4.4.1 Cooking

5.4.4.1.2 Casseroles

5.4.4.1.4 Lids

5.4.4.1.5 Other Cooking Objects

5.4.4.2 Food Preparation

5.4.4.2.1 Basins

5.4.4.2.2 Mortaria

5.4.4.2.3 Other Food Preparation Vessels

5.4.4.3 Serving and Consumption

5.4.4.3.1 Bottles and jugs

5.4.4.3.2 Basins and Bowls

5.4.4.3.3 Dishes

5.4.4.3.4 Painted Ware / Coptic pottery

5.4.4.4 Storage Vessels

5.4.4.4.1 Jars

5.4.4.4.2 Dolia

5.4.4.4.3 Large Basins

5.4.4.5 Utilitarian Vessels and Other Terracotta Objects

5.5 Imported Amphorae

5.5.1 Late Roman Amphora 1

5.5.2 Late Roman Amphora 4

5.5.3 Other Imported Amphorae

5.6 Egyptian Amphorae (M. Kenawi, C. Mondin)

5.6.1 Spindle-shaped Amphora / AE 3-1.4 and AE 3-1.6

5.6.2 Bi-conical Amphorae / AE 3-4

5.6.3 AE 3T / Kellia 172

5.6.4 AE 7 / LRA 7 / Egloff 177

5.6.5 Bag-shaped Amphorae / AE 5/6 / LRA 5/6

5.6.6 AE 8 / Egloff 167

5.6.7 Other Egyptian Amphorae.

5.7 Miscellaneous

5.7.1 Glazed Ware

5.7.2 Lamps

6. Conclusions

Part 2

Plates

Appendix 1

Fine Ware Quantification

Appendix 2.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78969-397-7

OCLC:

1144886319