Imitations in pottery of stone vessels in a protodynastic tomb TeU. 5 (PI. 1): Almost complete vessel with a pale brown. outside.

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1 Imitations in pottery of stone vessels in a protodynastic tomb f!f@~~ TeU Ibrahim Awad Willem M. van Haarlem Summall"'; Publication of a group of small ve.,se!s, imitating counterparts in calcite, from a looted 2nd Dynasty tom b at Tell Ibrabim Awad in the Delta. Res~me Publication d'un groupede petites ceramiques, rcpliques en terre cuite de vases en calcite, provenant d'un tombeau de la W dynastie 11 Tell Ibrahim Awad dans le Delta. In 1988, a partially disturbed tomb from the 2nd dyna,- 1i))jwas found in the Prorodynastic cemetery discovered Il1Jhort time earlier at Tell Ibrahiin Awad in the central part of the Eastern Nile Delta 1 (Van den Brink 1992). Although not intact (the body had been removed), quite a number of objects was still present (PI. 5). Among these were a rotal number of29 more or less complete small vessels, imitating in their tlhm contemporary cylinder-shaped calcite \"... e., 2. To emphasize this, they were covered with a yellowish slip3. Apart from these imitations, there wa, one medium-sized tine. calcite cylinder still present in this looted tomb as well (No. B 2Oo/t , PI. 3). The imitations were produced on the slow wheel, except for the hand-formed bases, and all of a Nile Clay I B 2 fabric 4. All have vertical or oblique scrape marks, indicative fot the last pre-tlring production stage. Brief descriptions of the individual ve.,sels: B 2Oolt (PI. 1): Almost complete vessel with a white slip in- and ouc,ide. - 3 (PI. 1) : AlmoSt complete vessel with a pale brown 4 (PI. 1): Almost complete vessel with a pale brown slip in- and ouc,ide. 5 (PI. 1): Almost complete vessel with a pale brown 6a (PI. 4): Luge rim fragment with a pale lmlwn 6b (PI. 4): Large rim Iragment with a pale brown 6c (PI. 4): Rim fragment with a pale brown slip inand 6d (PI. 4): Large rim fragm ent with a pale brown 6e (PI. 4): Rim ti-agm enrwidl a white sl.ip in- and 6f (PI. 4): Small rim tragm enr'with a pink slip inand 6g (PI. 4): Small rim Iragmentwith a pink slip inand 6h (PI. 4): Small rim hagment with a pale brown slip in- and oul,ide. 6i (PI. 4): Small rim fragm ent with a palc brown slip in- and oul,ide. 6j (PI. 4): Ba,e fragment with apink slip 6k (PI. 4) : Large base Iragmentwith a pink slip inand 61 (PI. 4): Small base fragment with a pale brown slip 7 (PI. 1): Ve.,sel with missing fragmenl<; a pale brown 51 ip in- and Olmide; stained outs ide, sal t crystals on the inside. 8 (pi. 1): Almost complete vessel with a pale brown slip inside and on the rim. 10 (PI. 2): Almost wmplete vessel with a white slip inside and on the rim.., Archeo-Nil no 7, oetobre 1997

2 WILLEM M< VAN HAAru.EM.,.,..,.~ ' :":..... :.., 1.; / : f. <!.. <,.'.,- '< < / ; /,,., < /, 3! -j' <, ~.. ' : :; :'.: ' ' :'.:.' ' <... :i. <, <' < :~... 4 >. :",:"., 5 7 Plate 1. Pottery imitating<stone ve.<sels from the tomb. Archeo-Nil n 7. ocrobre 1997

3 IMITATIONS IN POTTERY OF STONE VESSELS.' ':': ~.. ~ -., " ; ", :' ,- - /.< ;: , ~., '.. ~... '. t '.-: :.~ :... :.... ~ " ',' j."' f;; L:/"/',.;.).. j./ -.- '. 18 Plate 2.. Pottery imitating stone ves.<els ftom the comb. Archeo-Nil n" 7. octobre 199 7

4 WILLEM M. VAN HAARLEM I... ' ".',;..... :,': -,... ; Plate 3. Pottery imitating stone vessels and one calcite vessel (no. 31) from the tomb..': ~:!~~:~i :~~~:}.~~~~.. '~.'.: '. ; ":'" 28 31

5 IMITATIONS IN POTTERY OF STONE VESSELS 6b Y: ',.. ';-. :. 61 6d Plate 4. Fragmentary pottery imitating stone vessels from the tomb. 7"::> 6i e 69 I ) 6g : ': :'. -...,.. :;-:':':':: <.. ~".. 6i Archeo-Nil no 7. octobre '

6 WILLEM M. VAN HAARLEM 'I --" 11 (PI.. 2)": Almost complete ves.,e\ with a pink slip in- and u (PI. 2): Ve..<sel with missing fragmen~'; a pale brown 14 (PI. 2) : Almost complete vessel with a pale brown 18 (PI. 2): Vessel with missing ITagments; a pink slip in- and 20 (pi. 2): Vessel with missing fragmen~'; a pale brown 21 (PI. 3): Vessel with missing fragmen~'; a pale brown 23 (PI. 3): Vessel with missing fragmen~'; a pale brown 25 (pi. 3): Vessel with missing fragments; a pale brown 2.6 (pi. 3) : Fragmented vessel with a pale brown slip in- and ou~,ide. 28 (PI. 3): Almost complete vessel with a pale brown slip in- and ou~,ide. 31 (PI. 3): Complete cylindrical jar with flat base; calcite with weathered surfaces. ArnoldlBourriau 1993: Arnold, D.lBourriau, J. (L-dS.), 1993: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Potte-. ry, Mainz. Van den Brink 1992: Van den Brink, C.M., 1992: The Nile Delta in Transition: 4th.-3rd. Millenniuni B.C., TeI Aviv, Fl-Khouli 1978: el-khouli, A, 1978: ~tian Scone Vessels, Predyna."ic Period to Dyna.<ty ni, Mainz These excavarions rook place in 1986 and from 1988 until now under the aegis of the Netherlands Foundation I,,, Archaeological Researdt in 4'YPt. 2.- c el-khouli 1978, no. 827 (as prototype). 3.- Munsell Soil Color Chart: 10 YR Rh According to the ( Vienna system», see Arnold/Bourriau C e1-khouli 1978, no Archeo~Nil n 7. ocwbrc 1997