Pottery vessel


Accession Number
AB95
Current Location
In storage
Object Type
Receptacle/vessel, Jar
Period
Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty
First Dynasty
Material
Pottery
Provenance
Egypt, Tarkhan
Measurements
Height: 36cm | Diameter (rim): 8.2cm
Number of Elements
1

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Description

Ovoid jar with pointed base, cylindrical neck and rounded rim. 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.

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.

Other Identity
CA95 (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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