The Provenance of Late Bronze Age Transport Amphorae found in Egypt

¹McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DZ, UK.
²Wainwright Research Fellow, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE, UK.
L.M.V. Smith ls101@cam.ac.uk, J.D. Bourriau jdb29@cam.ac.uk, M. Serpico mt_serpico@hotmail.com

Summary

This study, which forms part of a larger project on Canaanite amphorae, illustrates the use of ceramic petrography in refining the visual classification of the fabrics of imported New Kingdom amphorae excavated from Memphis and Amarna in Egypt. Provenances for the Canaanite amphorae are suggested which contradict previous assumptions.

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Features

• This article will appeal to: those interested in Canaanite amphorae, Egyptian ceramics, New Kingdom Egypt
• Keywords: amphorae; ceramic; classification; trade; Memphis; Amarna; Egypt