Accession No
1932.515 G
Description
A large spouted vessel with a red slip. Six grooves run horizontally around the vessel from the shoulder up. The neck is very small and has an everted rim. This vessel has been repaired from fragments and the rim still has a small chip in.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Matmar
Period
Old Kingdom VI
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1932.515 G; 31/3311
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A label attached with string reads 'entered with a number of others unidentifiable this is VI Dyn: Sbc rept'. The date of conservation is unknown. The illustration in the expedition report depicts this vessel as originally having a mud seal and a wooden plug but these are now not with the object.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Brunton.G in 1931
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Ceramic spouted vessel or pot. This vessel has been broken and repaired.
Event Date 1932
Author: maa
Context (References)
(Bib): Brunton, Guy. 1948. British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt 1929-1931 Matmar. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. pp. 33. pl. XXV, XXXVIII.
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A large spouted vessel with a red slip. Six grooves run horizontally around the vessel from the shoulder up. The neck is very small and has an everted rim. This vessel has been repaired from fragments and the rim still has a small chip in.
Event Date 10/9/2013
Author: maa
FM:40361
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