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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Museum number
2007,6001.1839
Description
Ceramic amphora body sherd; wheel-made; dense tan coloured fabric with frequent, large, sub-rounded lime inclusions and abundant well-sorted rolled quartz grits.
Cultures/periods
Late Islamic
Middle Islamic
Production date
14thC-16thC
Production place
Made in:
Bahrain
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
David Whitehouse
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Siraf
, Site: B Area: 2 Context: 1A
Materials
ceramic
Type series
Siraf Class LIME
(For class codes see Siraf publication)
Siraf Type ND
(For type codes see Siraf publication)
Technique
wheel-made
Dimensions
Height:
5.40 centimetres
Length:
2.70 centimetres
Thickness:
0.80 centimetres
Curator's comments
Findspot marked on sherd same as findspot on bag label.
Location
Not on display
Department
Middle East
Registration number
2007,6001.1839
Additional IDs
Excavation/small finds number:
126
(excavation number)