Medium Ellipsoid Jar


Accession Number
W202
Current Location
House of Life (first floor), Pottery case
Object Type
Receptacle/vessel, Vase
Periods
Second Intermediate Period to New Kingdom
Dynasty
Eighteenth Dynasty
Material
Pottery
Provenance
Egypt, Esna, Tomb 289
Measurements
Height 205-213mm | Maximum Diameter 115.5mm | Rim Diameter: 83-88mm | Height of Maximum Diameter: 80-85mm | Vessel Index: 553
Number of Elements
1

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Description

It was excavated by John Garstang within tomb 289 at Esna in 1906, and purchased by Wellcome from MacGregor collection at auction in 1922. A medium ellipsoid jar with a rolled rim (outside) The vessel is wheel made with a tool cut uneven pointed base. It is Nile clay and there is a red slip. The body is quite rough and seems quite worn in places with discolouration, mainly around the shoulder and there is a break in the neck and rim.

Munsell Chart reading

10R 5/4 Weak Red

Bibliography

Downes, Dorothy 1974. The excavations at Esna, 1905–1906. Warminster: Aris and Phillips.

Wellcome Number
A13469
Other Identity
289E'06 (excavation number)
Auction
Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge: 26 Jun–06 Jul 1922, Lot 1718
Previous Owners
Rev. William MacGregor (1848–1937) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
Excavation Details

Excavated by John Garstang within tomb 289 at Esna in 1906

Acquisition
Long-term loan, Department of Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology. Swansea University (16 Sep 2015)
Last modified: 05 Mar 2022
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