British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · vessel

amphora

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Description

A Samian pottery amphora made in a compact, micaceous red fabric, with a small foot (chipped) from which the concave sides widen to a rounded shoulder before converging to a cylindrical neck. At either side of this is a loop-handle and the top of the neck is finished with an everted rim. About one-third of the circumference of the rim and top of the neck is… View more about description

Connections

Found at Tell Dafana

Cross-references (2)

  • BM-Object Y_EA22330 tier-2
  • BM-Registration 1887,0101.1146 tier-2
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