Body sherd of a pottery vessel
- Accession Number
- AR50/2987
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Receptacle/vessel
- Period
- Predynastic Period
- Badarian Culture
- Material
- Pottery
- Provenance
- Egypt, Armant
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A body sherd of a pottery vessel made of a cream fabric. It is from a box labelled 'Armant 4 Badarian (EPIII) Medium and Fine Wares 50/2971-50/3006 and 50/3024-50/3026'. This sherd dates to the Predynastic Badarian Period (5500-4000BCE). This is the earliest type of Egyptian pottery manufactured. Badarian vessels are hand made and of extremely high quality.
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | University College London
- Excavation Details
-
Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society at Armant during the 1936–37 season.
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 05 Mar 2021
