Small conical jar
- Accession Number
- EC1347
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Receptacle/vessel, Jar
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Material
- Pottery
- Provenance
- Egypt, Abydos, North Cemeteries, Cemetery D
- Measurements
- Height: 78mm | Maximum diameter: 60mm | Rim diameter: 60mm | Height of maximum diameter: 78mm | Vessel index: 76
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A small coarsely formed funnel-shaped jar with a direct rim and a pointed round base. It is handmade from Nile silt. The letter D is written in ink just below the rim, and the jar is possibly from the Cemetery D in Abydos. It could be used for libations or offerings to the deceased.
- Munsell Chart reading
-
10YR 5/2 grayish brown
- Bibliography
-
K. Yamamoto 'Offering Cones from Middle Kingdom North Abydos' Cahiers de la céramique égyptienne 9 (2011): 555–566.
- Other Identity
- D (written on the vessel in black ink)
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 22 Apr 2022