Glazed composition object
- Accession Number
- EC1994
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Architecture, Architectural decoration, Tile
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Dynasty
- Ptolemaic Period
- Material
- Faience
- Measurements
- Height: 46mm | Width: 57mm | Depth: 13mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Animal
- Ram/sheep
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Licensing details
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- Description
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Flat glazed composition object, which is glazed blue on the inner and outer faces. The outer face depicts the rear part of an animal, most likely a sheep, which is moulded in raised relief. Possibly dating to the Ptolemaic Period. Presented to the Egypt Centre in 2022 by Sonja Gibbs, whose father David Gibbs (1908–1976) collected numerous objects during his travels in Egypt.
- Previous Owners
- David Laurence Gibbs (1908–1976) | Sonja Gibbs (1955-)
- Acquisition
- Gift, Sonja Gibbs, 15 Feb 2022
- Last modified: 24 Feb 2022