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situla
Object Type
situla
Museum number
1888,0208.4
Description
Two joined fragments of the neck of a black figure painted pottery situla. Bird standing, incised rosette in field. Purple for alternate feathers and alternate petals of rosette.
Cultures/periods
East Greek
East Dorian
(?)
Archaic Greek
Production date
550BC - 525BC
Production place
Made in:
Rhodes
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Tell Dafana
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Height:
10.20 centimetres
(total)
Thickness:
0.70 centimetres
Width:
9.50 centimetres
Curator's comments
The detail near the right bottom corner cannot be confidently explained.
Bibliographic references
CVA British Museum 8 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 13, British Museum 8
(Pl. GB 604, 9 (and Pl. GB 597, 1))
(Group C21)
Petrie 1888 / Tanis. Part II. Nebesheh (Am) and Defenneh (Tahpanhes)
(pl. xxvi, 2)
Weber 2012 / Untersuchungen zur archaischen griechischen Keramik aus anderen ägyptischen Fundorten
(TD 261)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bird
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Acquisition date
1888
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1888,0208.4
Joined objects
Joined Object Group:
G16253
(2 objects)