British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · vessel

amphora (?)

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Description

Fragment of vessel: fragment of opaque dark-blue glass, its surface filmed from damp. It is from the upper body and perhaps from an amphora with pointed base. The decorations are simple festoons in opaque white, turquoise-blue, and yellow. The root of one handle survives and appears to be overlaid with contrasting threads, but the filmed condition of this area… View more about description

Cross-references (2)

  • BM-Object Y_EA67776 tier-2
  • BM-Registration 1890,1109.106 tier-2
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