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HannaSzymańska,KrzysztofBabraj
EGYPT
figures,usuallymalebuststypicalofthis
repertoire.Otherfindsincludedseveral
fragmentsofterracottafigurineswith
partly
preserved
polychromy,
aswell
asawhistleintheshapeofarooster.
Terewerealsonumerousoillamps,allof
themproductsoftheworkshopsinAbu
Mina(Szymańska2008).Anampullaof
StMenaswasfoundinunit23.Fragments
ofglassperfumebottles,someofthem
gilded,
andpolycandelonlampswere
justasnumerousasinpreviousseasons
(Kucharczyk2008;Szymańska,Babraj
2005:53).
Tefindsandinteriorfurnishings
fromunit24suggestedthatitwasakind
oftavern(?).Asmallclosed-olspace
inthenortheasterncornermayhavebeen
usedformealpreparation.Findsincluded
145shellsofedibleclamsandsnails,
andaconsiderableamountofpottery,
tablewareandkitchenware.Temost
interestingfindwasaglasstheatremask
appliedasadecorativeelementtothe
handleofaglassvessel[Fig.9,bottom
right].1
UNITSNORTHWEST
OFTHEBASILICAENTRANCE
Explorationtothenorthwestofthemain
entrancetothebasilicaconcentrated
foremostonanairvent,whichcouldbe
seeninthetopofawallthatextended
thepartitionwallbetweenthecourtyard
(unit18)andreceptionhall(unit20)
locatedtothesouthofthechurch
entrance.Abreadovenbuiltoftwo
stoneswasdiscoveredintheupperlayers
(onthespotofunit30),0.67mbelowthe
topofthewall;theairventwaslocated
immediatelyabovethisoven.Sherdsof
7th-8thcenturyamphoraewerefound
insidethisoven.
Moreconfirmationoftheeconomic
functioningofthebasilicacamefromthe
explorationoftwoadjoiningroomsand
cellarbelowthem[Fig.11].Tesouthern
ofthetwounits,29,containedastaircase,
enteredfromthewest.Tespaceunder
thestairswasopenandwasreachedfrom
unit30throughadoorwaywithpreserved
hinges.Terewasadirtfloorinthisunit.
Fig.10.Cellarunderunit30,lookingsouth
(PhotoT
.Skrzypiec)
1
Similardecorationofglassvesselhandlesisdatedtothe1st-2ndcentury,see,e.g.,vonSaldernetalii1974:194,
Cat.231.TeatremasksadorningvesselsfromEgypthavealsobeendatedtothe4thcentury,seeIsraeli2003:190,
Cat.224.Adilerent-stylemaskfoundinTessaloniki,outofarchaeologicalcontext,hasbeendatedtothe4th-5th
century,seeAntonaras2009:332-335,Pl.45,XXIV753.
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