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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
1937,1211.30
Description
Bowl; earthenware; incomplete; mauve-brown fabric; missing the rim and part of the body, but low foot intact; exterior decorated with stamped geometric motifs in the form of squares, lozenges or diagonal bands.
Cultures/periods
Ptolemaic
Production date
3rdC BC-1stC BC
Production place
Made in:
Nubia (Africa)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Athribis
Materials
earthenware
Technique
stamped
Dimensions
Height:
105 millimetres
Width:
162 millimetres
(max)
Bibliographic references
El-Sayed and Lakomy 2017 / Petrie's 1907/08 dig season near Sūhāǧ IIThe Corpus of Finds 1Ceramic Vessels and Sherds
(30)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition date
1937
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1937,1211.30
Additional IDs
Other BM number:
1908,1015.65
(G&R reg.no)