British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · other

alabastron

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Description

Large calcite alabastron with rounded, elongated and convex body with two incised lug-handles and flat, slightly everted, ledge-rim, one side of the exterior is inscribed with roughly incised hieroglyphs, chipped in places.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · hieroglyphic

English description

Note: Incised. Rude inscription, probably a doodle.

Cross-references (2)

  • BM-Object Y_EA32224 tier-2
  • BM-Registration 1875,0810.53 tier-2
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