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Pottery amphora, round oblong body that narrows towards base, flat base, constricted neck, flared rounded rim, circumferential horizontal ridge above base, two other circumferential horizontal ridges on body; brown paste, slightly coarse texture, incised curvilinear markings between ridges on body in one location, surface loss on body in one area.

Details

  • ID
    PMAE_B421
  • Department
    Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Giza
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Dimensions
    H 75.1 x W 27.3 x D 29.1 cm (W and D are diameter dimensions); rim opening 15.7 cm; rim thickness 2.2 cm
  • Credit Line
    Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University
  • Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology number
    14-63-50/B421
  • Period
    Early Dynastic Period
  • Object owned by
    Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University

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