Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

Saqqara 2012: the pottery

2015, 24, No. 1

Teodozja I. Rzeuska

Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0009.9908

Publication date

28.02.2016

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

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Humanities

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archeology

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English

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Abstract

The pottery analyzed this season was associated with the Lower Necropolis (areas of Chapel 14 of Ikhi/Mery and Chapel 13) from the late Old Kingdom as well as the Upper Necropolis from the Late through Roman periods, extant in this region. The assemblage from the Lower Necropolis supplemented the little known ceramic repertoire from the Saqqara phase II (Pepi I–Merenre). Of interest is a type of miniature vessel possibly connected with child burials. As for pottery from the Upper Necropolis, the form repertoire indicates that the area currently explored was the site of simple embalming caches.

Keywords:

Saqqara,necropolis,pottery,child burial grave goods,Old Kingdom,Marl C fabric,Late Period,Ptolemaic period,Greek amphorae,EB III Combed Ware

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