Accession No
Z 15202 A
Description
Miniature alabaster (one card says calcite) hanging vase; mouth damaged
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Abydos; El Amrah
Period
Naqada II Predynastic Archaic Egyptian
Source
Egypt Exploration Fund; Randall-MacIver, David (MacIver, Randall David) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 15202 A; b 232
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; ?Alabaster; ?Calcite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (References)
Ref. plate: XXXV; XXXIX
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
Z 15202 A marked in black ink 'EL AMRAH' on the body and 'b 232' on the base on pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A. Miniature alabaster (one card says calcite) hanging vase; mouth damaged
B. Miniature squat, handled jar. Basalt
C. Miniature diorite egg-shaped jar and handles
D. Miniature basalt egg-shaped jar with handles and slight chips to the rim
E. Miniature red-veined limestone squat handles hanging jar
F. Miniature white alabaster (one card says calcite) jar and handles
G. Miniature egg-shaped jar with rudimentary handles
H. Miniature red sandstone globular jar without handles
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Z 15202 A from El-Amrah, Camp b232 and El-Amrah - Abydos, 21, b232. Excavated by Randall-MacIver in 1901.
Event Date 1901
Author: maa
FM:36749
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