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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Museum number
EA68479
Description
Fragment of vessel: fragment from the shoulder and upper body of an amphora with globular body, matt surface. The body is dark blue decorated with simple festoons in yellow and white. Directly above the festoons is a series of shallow indentations originally extending around the body and serving as guides for the terminal points for the first register of festoons. Thick walls, light-tan core.
Authority
Ruler:
Amenhotep III
Cultures/periods
18th Dynasty
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Palace of Amenhotep III
Materials
glass
Technique
core-formed
Dimensions
Length:
3.20 centimetres
Width:
3.25 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Cooney 1976 / Glass
(462)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Henry Wallis
Acquisition date
1898
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA68479
Registration number
1898,0714.2