Wine in Ancient Egypt: storage and bottling
Wine was fermented and stored in large pottery jars, which were
filled shortly after treating and pressing the grapes. Wine jars are in general
tall vessels with a rounded base needing further support.
Wine jars, wine amphorae (click on the image to see a larger picture or the
archaeological context - marked red)
Tarkhan, Early
Dynastic Period
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unknown provenance, Early Dynastic Period
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Gurob ?
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Sedment, New Kingdom
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Ihnasya, Roman
Period
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Wine needs to be sealed otherwise it turns into vinegar. Wine jar sealings are
known already from the First Dynasty and from several sites, such as Amarna
and Buhen (both New Kingdom). The initial
sealing was made with a stopper of reed, straw, pottery or mud. It had the function
of protecting the wine against the mud of a final sealing.
labels found at Amarna | labels found at the Ramesseum (Thebes) | labels found at Buhen
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