British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · vessel

amphora

Accession: 1887,0101.1240
Find spot: Tell Dafana, Ismailiya, el- (Governorate), Egypt approx. site location
Period: Greek (?)
Date: 550BC - 500BC
Date range: 550 BCE – 500 BCE
Materials: ['pottery']
Repository: British Museum
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British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan, amphora (1887,0101.1240). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/16659

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Description

An intact pottery amphora with a small flared foot, convex sides widening to the shoulder, two handles and a cylindrical neck, finished with an external rim. The exterior was covered by a pale slip, which varies from cream to pink in colour in different areas, but much of this slip has disappeared owing to exfoliation of the surface. The core fabric is compact… View more about description

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Found at Tell Dafana

Cross-references (2)

BM-Object Y_EA22345 tier-2
BM-Registration 1887,0101.1240 tier-2

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