Egyptian amphorae LR 5/6 with Greek dipinti found in Dongola
Egyptian amphorae LR 5/6 with Greek dipinti found in Dongola

Author(s): Katarzyna Danys, Adam Łajtar
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Makuria; Dongola; amphorae; wine trade
Summary/Abstract: Seven LR 5/6 amphora sherds from Polish excavations in the building B.I on the citadel of Dongola published in the present article are thought to represent pottery production from the northwestern part of the Nile Delta. Their principal content was wine in all probability and they all came from 7th century contexts. These particular seven pieces all carried dipinti in black reading: “To the Four + a number”, which apparently indicates that the Church of Four Living Creatures was the recipient of the wine contained in these vessels. Assuming the interpretation is correct, the finds cast light on the organization of Egyptian wine exports to Makuria in the 7th century.

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