Sherd of a pottery bowl


Accession Number
AR50/3258
Current Location
House of Life (first floor), Predynastic case
Object Type
Receptacle/vessel, Bowl
Classification
P-ware
Period
Predynastic Period
Badarian Culture
Material
Pottery
Provenance
Egypt, Armant, Grave 1834
Measurements
Height: 78mm | Width: 137mm | Depth: 23mm
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian

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Description

A sherd from a carinated bowl of red, fine fabric burnished inside and out. It was excavated at Armant from the Badarian sunk huts in 1824. The excavation drawing classifies this as 'Nileware: PR'. P ware is red polished ware. The technical report by DM Billington describes this as 'red, polished with haematite inside and out.'

Other Identity
1824 (written on the vessel in black ink) | P.283 (written on the vessel in pencil)
Previous Owners
Egypt Exploration Society | University College London
Excavation Details

Egypt Exploration Society

Acquisition
Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
Last modified: 03 Apr 2022
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