Model pottery plate
- Accession Number
- AB51
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Offerings case
- Object Type
- Receptacle/vessel, Plate
- Period
- Old Kingdom
- Material
- Pottery (Nile silt)
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Measurements
- Height: 10mm | Maximum diameter: 37mm | Rim diameter: 37mm | Base diameter: 23mm | Height of maximum diameter: 10mm | Vessel index: 370
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A small model pottery plate, which was used for offerings. Made of Nile silt clay and dated to the Old Kingdom. It has chips and a crack on the rim. This object was a gift to the Egypt Centre from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
- Previous Owner
- University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Acquisition
- Gift, The University of Wales, Aberystwyth (24 Mar 1997)
- Munsell Chart Reading
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5YR 5/4 reddish brown