British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · vessel
amphora
Description
An amphora of pale red-brown pottery, with a pale cream-yellow surface slip on the exterior. Two loop-handles are attached to the upper part of the sides and they rise up above top of vessel. This is an example of the so-called ‘Basket-handled Jar’, well known from Cyprus and the Levant. The mouth is quite narrow and is finished with an external rim. The ovoid… View more about description
Connections
Found at
Tell Dafana
Cross-references (2)
- BM-Object Y_EA18676 tier-2
- BM-Registration 1887,0101.1228 tier-2
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