Accession No
1924.879 B
Description
Bright blue faience sherd, possibly of a tile, with darker blue or black inlaid straight lines. Rim sherd, very straight slides and slight protrusion at bottom, possibly a convex tile.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Sudan; Kerma
Period
Middle Kingdom XII Dynasty XIII Dynasty
Source
Crowfoot, John Winter [donor]; Education Department, Government of Sudan [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.879 B; 1338; 14-1-1084; III 6
Cultural Affliation
Material
Faience
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Faience fragment
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (References)
Reisner, G.A. 1923. 'Tiles and Inlays'. Excavations at Kerma. Vol. VI (Part IV-V). Cambridge: Peabody Museum of Harvard University. pp. 147-153.
Event Date 1923
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Field collection)
Handwritten note found with 1924.879 A-C reads: 'Faience - Egyptian Cemetery Kerma 2000-1700 B.C.'.
Event Date 2/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink on interior: '1338', '14-1-1084' and 'III 6'. Although these have been struck through, they have still been added to the Other Numbers field.
Event Date 2/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Bright blue faience fragment, with darker blue or black inlaid straight lines. Rim sherd, very straight slides and slight protrusion at bottom, possibly a tile or a rectangular vessel fragment.
Event Date 2/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Field collection)
Catalogue card reads: 'Faience fragments from Kerma. Egyptian XII and XIII Dynasties. 2000-1700 BC. DD Education Department Khartoum through John Crowfoot Esq.'.
Event Date 2/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
FM:269465
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