The Survey of Memphis IV

Kom Rabia: The New Kingdom Pottery

by Janine Bourriau, contributions by Kathryn Eriksson

Book cover: The Survey of Memphis IV

Extent: 508 pages

Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Excavation Memoir

Series volume number: 93

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 2010)

ISBN: 9780856981937

Price: $39.50

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This volume analyzes ceramic changes at Kom Rabia, Memphis, during the New Kingdom using data from a stratified settlement. It offers detailed descriptions of pottery types, fabrics, and treatments, includes a critical appraisal of the methodology, and appendices on pottery distribution and types.


This volume is a study of ceramic change in a stratified settlement at Kom Rabia, Memphis, during the New Kingdom. Ceramic chronology of this period has traditionally relied on pottery associated with dated individuals, usually from burials. In contrast, this study presents quantified evidence from a random sample taken from all contexts. A corpus has been made up for each level or phase. Appendices show the distribution of pottery within single contexts and of types within the sequence. Dating, fabric, surface treatments and shape are described in detail, and there is a critical appraisal of the methodology used.

  • By (author) Janine Bourriau
  • Contributions by Kathryn Eriksson