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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Museum number
1888,0208.53.h
Description
Body fragment of Fikellura painted pottery amphora. Crescents.
Cultures/periods
East Greek
Archaic Greek
Production date
6thC BC(mid)
Production place
Made in:
Miletus
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Tell Dafana
, "Qasr", east annex (G), chamber 29 (probably)
Materials
pottery
Ware
Fikellura
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
8.70 centimetres
Thickness:
0.30 centimetres
Width:
9.50 centimetres
Curator's comments
According to the Register, 12 fragments registered under the number 1888,0208.53 were kept in a bag marked 'all one vase, 29'. Most, or possibly all, of the 14 fragments today registered under this number were thus found in the Qasr, chamber 29.
Bibliographic references
Weber 2012 / Untersuchungen zur archaischen griechischen Keramik aus anderen ägyptischen Fundorten
(TD 232)
Leclère and Spencer 2014 / Tell Dafana Reconsidered: The Archaeology of an Egyptian Frontier Town
(p.211)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Acquisition date
1888
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1888,0208.53.h