EASTERN | DESERT | WARE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL | DATA | AND | DESCRIPTION
Sherd number: EDW 44
Site: Kab Marfu'a  (location, description)
Context: Desert settlement in the Mons Smaragdus area
Date: 1st-4th century AD (surface find)
Picture:
Weight (g): 17
Estimated vessel equivalent (%) Body sherds
Average thickness (mm): 4.8
Color inside (Munsell): 10 R 6/6 (light red)
Treatment of inside: Wiped
Color outside (Munsell): 10 R 5/6 (red)
Treatment of outside: Burnished
Lay-out of decoration (Strouhal): D 8 = Unarticulated/asymmetric
Method of decoration: Incised
Tools used: Triangular tool
Direction: Unknown
Motif: Sun-motif
Repetitions: Unknown
Drawing:
Color of break (Munsell): 10 R 4/1 (dark reddish gray)
Fabric (Rose): Silt
Form (Strouhal): H 0 = Unknown
Rim diameter (cm): Body sherds
Height (cm): Unknown
Additional information provided by: H. Barnard
Material made available by: Berenike Project
REMARKS: Surfaces very worn, color and treament uncertain.
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