Accession No

Z 17135 A


Description

One complete ovaloid jar of buff clay. Recurved rim; very short neck; ovaloid belly with smoothened surface; pointed base. One vertical slit hole on shoulder; two diagonal scratched in the soft clay on belly before firing.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Tarkhan


Period

?Predynastic ?Archaic Period


Source

British School of Archaeology in Egypt [donor]; Petrie, William Matthew Flinders [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 17135 A; ?T.137; ?B.137


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

215mm x 360mm x 215mm Weight 2.86kg


Events

Context (References)
Petrie, William Matthew Flinders. (1912). Tarkhan I and Memphis V. London: Bernard Quaritch
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Analysis)
A: T 137 is a Tarkhan number, but there is no pot like it in the register of the contents of that grave
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Pear-shaped jars, pottery.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Excavated by W.M.F. Petrie in 1912.
Event Date 1912
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
A complete pear shaped jar which tapers to a rounded base. A small chip is seen at the shoulder.
Event Date 17/7/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
One complete ovaloid jar of buff clay. Recurved rim; very short neck; ovaloid belly with smoothened surface; pointed base. One vertical slit hole on shoulder; two diagonal scratched in the soft clay on belly before firing.
Event Date 10/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:36782

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