Body sherd of a pottery vessel
- Accession Number
- AR50/3254
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Receptacle/vessel
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period
- Material
- Pottery
- Provenance
- Egypt, Armant, Surface find 1900
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Cultures
- Nubian | Egyptian
- Measurements
- Height: 66mm | Width: 72mm | Thickness: 6mm
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- Description
-
Body sherd from the base of a Pan-Grave cooking pot. The exterior surface is uncoated, unburnished, and decorated with a spider web motif. The interior surface is black, compact, but not burnished. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society at Cemetery 1990 in Armant during the 1935–36 season.
- Bibliography
-
Souza, Aaron M. de 2019. New horizons: the Pan-Grave ceramic tradition in context. Middle Kingdom Studies 9. London: Golden House. [p. 180]
- Other Identity
- P.773 (written on the object in black ink)
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | University College London
- Excavation Details
-
Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society at Cemetery 1990 in Armant during the 1935–36 season.
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
