Stone vessel
- Accession Number
- AB86a
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Stone case
- Object Type
- Receptacle/vessel, Jar
- Period
- Predynastic Period
- Naqada III
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Sandstone)
- Provenance
- Egypt, Tarkhan
- Measurements
- Height: 79mm | Diameter (rim): 69mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
- Description
-
A short cylindrical jar with a flat base, rolled rim, and wavy-handled decoration. The vessel tapers slightly at the top and has a rough surface. It is from Tarkhan, and was excavated by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt at the site of Tarkhan during the 1911–12 season. The object was gifted to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth by John Bancroft Willans, a subscriber of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, who received the object in 1912 and was subsequently gifted to the Egypt Centre in 1997.
- Bibliography
-
Petrie, W. M. Flinders, G. A. Wainwright, and A. H. Gardiner 1913. Tarkhan I and Memphis V. British School of Archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian Research Account [23] (19th year). London, Aylesbury: Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ld. [pl. XLI]
- Other Identity
- CA103 (Aberystwyth number)
- Previous Owners
- British School of Archaeology in Egypt | John Bancroft Willans (1881–1957) | University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Excavation Details
-
Excavated by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt at the site of Tarkhan during the 1911–12 season.
- Acquisition
- Gift, The University of Wales, Aberystwyth (24 Mar 1997)
- Last modified: 05 Mar 2022