Pottery jar


Accession Number
AB94
Current Location
In storage
Object Type
Receptacle/vessel, Jar
Material
Pottery
Provenance
Egypt, Tarkhan
Measurements
Height: 32cm | Diameter (rim): 9.2cm
Number of Elements
1

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Description

Ovoid jar with rounded base and cylindrical neck. 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. Subsequently gifted to the Egypt Centre in 1997.

Other Identity
CA104 (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: 20 Mar 2022
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