Travertine jar
- Accession Number
- AB116
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Stone case
- Object Type
- Receptacle/vessel, Jar
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Dynasty
- Ptolemaic Period
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Travertine)
- Measurements
- Height: 127mm Diameter (base): 49mm | Diameter (body): 77mm | Diameter (opening): 35mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
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Licensing details
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please contact the Egypt Centre.
- Description
-
This thick-shouldered travertine cylindrical jar with a flat base. 'Ptolemaic' is written on side in pencil. It was a gift from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
- Bibliography
-
Aston, Barbara G. 1994. Ancient Egyptian stone vessels: materials and forms. Studien zur Archäologie und Geschichte Altägyptens 5. Heidelberg: Heidelberger Orientverlag.
- Other Identity
- SA212 (Aberystwyth number)
- Previous Owner
- University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Acquisition
- Gift, The University of Wales, Aberystwyth (24 Mar 1997)
- Last modified: 23 Mar 2022
