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jar
Object Type
jar
Museum number
1890,1106.6
Description
Pottery sherd of lid with red slip on outside and added white paint.
Cultures/periods
Middle Kingdom
Production date
1850BC-1800BC
Production place
Made in:
Egypt
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Lahun, el-
Materials
pottery
Technique
slipped
painted
Dimensions
Length:
5.10 centimetres
Curator's comments
Nile silt fabric. Fitton, J.L., Hughes, M. and Quirke, S. (1998), ‘Northerners at Lahun: Neutron Activation Analysis of Minoan and related pottery in the British Museum’, in S. Quirke (ed.) Lahun Studies, p. 126 Has been seen as Minoan inspired, but no longer thought to be the case.
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(A566)
Kemp & Merrillees 1980 / Minoan Pottery in Second Millennium Egypt
(Ka.25)
(p. 72)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Jesse Haworth
Acquisition date
1890
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1890,1106.6