Rim sherd of a pottery vessel


Accession Number
AR50/2946
Current Location
House of Life (first floor), Temporary exhibition space
Object Type
Receptacle/vessel
Period
Second Intermediate Period
Material
Pottery
Provenance
Egypt, Armant
Measurements
Height: 70mm | Width: 80mm | Thickness: 12mm
Number of Elements
1
Cultures
Nubian | Egyptian

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Description

A rim sherd of an Egyptian jar, possibly Pan-Grave. The exterior surface is burnished with a dark brown surface, but does not appear to have been coated. Vertical burnishing strokes are visible. The interior surface is dark grey, left rough/wiped, with no obvious turning marks. The Petrie Museum Archive distribution list for Armant lists this sherd as Pan Grave, dating it to the Second Intermediate Period (Nubian intrusion).

Bibliography

Souza, Aaron M. de 2019. New horizons: the Pan-Grave ceramic tradition in context. Middle Kingdom Studies 9. London: Golden House.

Previous Owners
Egypt Exploration Society | University College London
Excavation Details

Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society at Armant during the 1935–36 season.

Acquisition
Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
Last modified: 15 Sep 2022
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