GLASS FROM AREA F ON KOM EL-DIKKA (ALEXANDRIA)
GLASS FROM AREA F ON KOM EL-DIKKA (ALEXANDRIA)

Summary/Abstract: Area F on the Kom el-Dikka site in Alexandria apparently served as a dumping ground for urban debris and ashes evacuated from the bath in the course of its long functioning from the late 4th century, growing into a small mound over the 5th and 6th centuries. The dump yielded a rich assortment of glass fragments, the majority obviously associated with the bath and its operation. The area was also dotted with pits, resulting for the most part from medieval robbing activity, hence the chiefly Mamluk date of the glass finds from these contexts. The glass assemblage dated to the Late Roman/Early Byzantine period consists of free-blown utilitarian toiletry articles fashioned as bottles and flasks. The remainder comprises open forms, such as plates/dishes, bowls.

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