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amphora

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Description

Ostracon, two fragments, which do not join, of the body of a light-grey/brown pottery Canaanite amphora with slightly flaring sides becoming convex towards the the neck or mouth, the fabric is relatively coarse, the interior of both pieces is thickly-covered with a yellow-brown granular deposit probably of the resin of a Pistacea species, and the exterior is… View more about description

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Hieratic · on exterior

English description

Note: Larger fragment: remains of two lines of black-painted hieratic text. Smaller fragment: remains of one line of black-painted hieratic text. Text on the larger fragment paralleled in other imported jar inscriptions related to 'incense' trade.

Connections

Found at Amarna (Akhetaten)

Cross-references (2)

  • BM-Object Y_EA58858 tier-2
  • BM-Registration 1927,1011.121 tier-2

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