Porphyreon : Hellenistic and Roman pottery production in the Sidon hinterland /

Porphyreon : Hellenistic and Roman pottery production in the Sidon hinterland /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wicenciak, Urszula, author.
Imprint:	Warszawa : Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archeology, University of Warsaw, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Language:	English
Series:	PAM monograph series (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology) ; 7 PAM monograph series (Uniwersytet Warszawski. Centrum Archeologii Śródziemnomorskiej im. Kazimierza Michałowskiego) ; 7.
Subject:	Pottery, Roman -- Lebanon -- Sidon. Pottery, Hellenistic -- Lebanon -- Sidon. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Lebanon -- Sidon. Sidon (Lebanon) -- Antiquities.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12728909

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ISBN:	9788394228842 8394228844
Notes:	Based on author's doctoral dissertation. English translation of Polish. Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-318). Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (University of Warsaw Web site, viewed on May 17, 2022).
Summary:	Porphyreon became the second Hellenistic and Roman pottery production site to be excavated on the Lebanese coast, whereas laboratory analyses of the chemical composition of the clay have supplied a key criterion for distinguishing vessels made locally from other ceramic production in Phoenicia. The study presents the assemblage including a typological and chronological classification of the vessels, and discusses the finds in relation to trends and phenomena typical of Phoenician pottery production in the periods in question. The overall picture of local workshop output provides important insights into the history of ancient trade and craftsmanship in central Phoenicia. A formal examination of the ceramic material, combined with an analysis of ancient written and other sources, has thrown light on the administrative status of the settlement, placing it in the hinterland of Sidon rather than Berytus in the Hellenistic and Roman age. Moreover, it has given a unique village perspective of the economy of ancient Phoenicia, knowledge of which has been shaped primarily by data from the large urban centers, such as Sidon, Tyre and Berytus.
Other form:	Print version: Wicenciak, Urszula. Porphyreon. Warszawa : Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archeology, University of Warsaw, [2016] 9788394228842