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jar
(?)
;
amphora
(?)
Object Type
jar
(?)
amphora
(?)
Museum number
1937,1211.14
Description
Body sherd from large jar or amphora; earthenware; red fabric; exterior decorated with an incomplete roundel(?) enclosing the head, forelegs and part of the body of an animal; horizontal bands, interlace and a ring-and-dot motif, all in brown or black on a glazed orange ground; wheel-turned.
Cultures/periods
Coptic
Production date
6thC-7thC
Production place
Made in:
Egypt
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Athribis
Materials
earthenware
Technique
painted
wheel-made
glazed
Dimensions
Length:
232 millimetres
Width:
132 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Petrie 1909 / Memphis I
(p. 15, pl. LII)
El-Sayed and Lakomy 2017 / Petrie's 1907/08 dig season near Sūhāǧ IIThe Corpus of Finds 1Ceramic Vessels and Sherds
(14)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
animal
Acquisition date
1937
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1937,1211.14
Additional IDs
Other BM number:
1908,1015.49
(G&R reg.no)