Context (CMS Context)
Marked A 345 in red ink, a form of number found on a number of undoubted El-Amrah pieces and at least one from Abadiyeh; the number's import is, however, uncertain
Event Date 20/5/1991
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
A large complete wavy handled jar. This ceramic jar is decorated with boats, flamingos and palms with wavy lines around the rim.
Event Date 20/5/1991
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
This vessel is marked with a numbering system recorded in Doc.46, what appears to be a catalogue of Egyptian predynastic ceramics in the museum's collection assigning numbers from A300-A326. This numbering system has been marked in red paint on some, but not all (as in Z 16749), of the objects themselves, using the form 'A/01 309' or 'A324'. The vessels listed in the catalogue come from excavations or donations dating to 1899, 1900 and 1901 but often whilst the donor or excavator is known, the actual sites are not known or at least not listed. Who compiled the catalogue and for what purpose is not currently known, although previous suggestions have been that it was F.W. Green's attempt at an abortive numbering scheme. It seems that the numbering system went beyond what was recorded in the catalogue itself, where objects have been marked with numbers higher than the last entry in the catalogue (A326), as is the case with this object. It is uncertain whether the cataloguer had another book in which he recorded higher numbers or, more likely, whether he marked the objects but then never had the chance to enter them into the catalogue.
Event Date 30/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (CMS Context)
Marked in red paint: 'A345'.
Event Date 30/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn