Tell el-Dab'a - 13: Tell el-Dab'a

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This latest volume in the publication of results from the excavation of the settlement of Tell el-Dab'a on the East Delta in Egypt focuses on the ceramics that resulted from domestic trade during the Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediary Period. Bader discusses the fabric of the ceramics, all made from marl clay soil, and presents an illustrated typology of dishes, bowls, vases, inscribed and moulded pieces and fragments. The conclusion discusses the manufacture, use and trade of vessels during the 12th and 13th Dynasties and compares the ceramics with those found on other sites.