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vessel / ostracon
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Object type
Museum number
EA70852
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Description
Ostracon, small fragment of the body of a buff-coloured pottery ribbed vessel, the exterior is covered with a light-brown slip and very slight traces of a red-painted text.
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Culture/period
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Findspot
- Excavated/Findspot: Wadi Sarga
- (Africa,Egypt,Middle Egypt,Asyut,Wadi Sarga)
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 16 millimetres (max)
- Width: 41 millimetres (max)
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
inscriptionInscription Position
exteriorInscription Transliteration
Very slight traces of a red-painted text.
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Bibliography
- Trimestigos 394922 (http://www.trismegistos.org/text/394922)
- Trimestigos 394922 (http://www.trismegistos.org/text/394922)
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Location
Not on display
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Condition
fair
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1987
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Acquisition notes
Excavated 1913-1914 by Reginald Campbell Thompson on behalf of the Byzantine Research Fund.
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Department
Ancient Egypt & Sudan
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BM/Big number
EA70852
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Registration number
1987,0227.989
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Additional IDs
- 991
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