As the fabrics were initially typed in the Vienna system as described by Nordstrom and Bourriau (1993: 168-82), and as the sherds have been reburied at the site since 1989, the Vienna system used at the site is maintained here. Nile B2 was used for more than 70% of the entries. Marl A2 and A4 for 12%, Marl D for 9%, and non-Nile Valley fabrics for 4%. On fabrics, see also Bourriau and Nicholson 1992.
Nile Bz
A number of open shapes were completely uncoated (pi6, P39—p40, p42, p48—p5i, p53, p65, p74, py6) but many of the Nile B2 shapes were decorated in some way. Sometimes red wash provided highlights: on rims (pi9, P23—p24, p26, P45), as spots (P20, P54; also with a red band on the rim in p22, WQP109), or as spots with stripes (p2i). A purple-black paint was also used (pl8). In other cases, the wash covered the inside (p52), or inside and outside of the vessel (p25, P44, P47; once in combination with a darker rim and interior spots, p30; another time polished(?) with a black rim, p33). In other open forms where red either wholly or partially covered the exterior, interiors were polished (p27, p32, p35) and/or pattern burnished (p3i, p34, p36—P38).
Closed forms were found uncoated (p64, p66) or covered with a red wash (p57—ps8, p6o—p6i, P63), sometimes decorated with painted stripes (p70—p73). Two examples also had a red coat with pattern burnishing (p68—p69).
A gypsum wash was added to various open forms: seemingly uncoated ware (p4l), uncoated ware with red-washed rim (p29) and ware with red-washed interior (p52). Gypsum also appeared on closed forms (p62), applied over red wash (p57), and was characteristic of the large store jars pi—p8.
Nile D
Most of the vessels of this fabric were storage jars covered with gypsum wash (p9—pi5, p59). Usually these sherds were light red on the surface and maroon within, with much sand and limestone temper that appeared as blue specs. A few smaller open forms of Nile D had red wash on the rim (p28), or on the interior, spreading onto the exterior of the rim (piy); a larger open form had dark red spots inside and a medium-red rim (WQP45). A piece whose date is not clear had red wash and gypsum (pi 12).
Nile E
-with smoke traces, hand smoothing inside, and lots of sand temper (WQPE)-
One base sherd from a cooking pot-was identified by Hein as Nile E.
Marl A2
A thin-walled body sherd of an extremely large storage jar (WQPB) was found in the Pit, one that Rose thought she knew at Malqata and Amarna.
Gypsum wash was found on closed forms p88—p89.
Marl A4
Vessels of this fabric were uncoated and of both open (p78—p79, p8i) and closed (p82—p84) shapes. Several sherds had painted decoration (p85—p87), one apparently also had red wash (p82). Rose believes it to be an Upper Egyptian fabric (2001: 18).
Gypsum wash was found on open form p8o.
Marl D
According to Bourriau, this fabric has been found in a Second Intermediate period level at Memphis as a weU-developed specimen; Marl D is thus probably a northern fabric (communication, 21 Feb. 2002). This accords with Seiler’s experience at Thebes: it is not in the DAIK’s 17th dynasty contexts, nor those of very early Dynasty 18. Seiler sees it arriving at Thebes “with the major change in pottery production that took place in the time of Hatshepsut” (communication, 8 Apr. 2002). As might be expected because of the dense, hard clay, the largest percentage of pots represented at Wady Qurud were amphorae of Canaanite shape, with green, pink, or cream-colored surfaces (p9i-p98; whether the slip was self or applied was usually not determined); a thinner-walled large Marl D jar had gypsum wash (p90). A jug with burnished cream slip had a painted band at the base of the neck (p85). Some problematic fragments were correlated with this fabric: an open rim with gypsum wash (pl09) and a closed base with gypsum surface (plio).
Oases
Rim pioo, with yellow body and gray slip, was identified by Bourriau as an Oasis fabric that occurs at Memphis (communication, 21 Feb. 2002). In fact, plOO has a stepped rim, as does a Ramesside rim of this fabric from Qantir (D. Aston 1998: 537 no. 2206; see also loc. cit. 73, 536f, and CCE 6 for post-New Kingdom oases fabrics). A similar fabric, also from the oases according to Bourriau and found at both Memphis and Amarna, exists in a salmon-colored sherd from the Chamber (WQPK); B. Aston stated that examples of this fabric with uniform orange section occur at Saqqara (communication, 20 Oct. 1998). The author believes the fabric of WQPK was represented in sherds from Areas I (cylindrical body joined by a thin wall section to a pointed base) and from Ila that seemed to join them (note the thinness of the wall between base and upper section in D. Aston 1998: 537 no. 2203). WQPK was analyzed with neutron activation analysis by Patrick McGovern (PMG586). See also Rose (2001: 18).
Foreign
The most complete vessel of foreign origin, p99, was identified by D. Aston in 1988 as a Levantine fabric found at Saqqara and elsewhere (P 23; D. Aston 1998: 69, fabric IV.07.01). Part of a second vessel of the same ware was found as well (pi02).
Rim pioi (from a Canaanite jar?) had a fine, pink fabric, not identified by any who saw it.
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