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cup
(fragment)
Object Type
cup
(fragment)
Museum number
EA77233
Description
Three fragments of a wheel-made Terminal Christian Polished Orange Ware cup, Adams form A10. Approximately one-third of the rim and sides and a narrow edge along the curve of the base is preserved. The base is rounded and plain, while the rim is tapered slightly. The vessel is covered with orange-brown slip and the primary decoration is a dark brown continuous frieze (nearly faded off) while the secondary decoration consists of pale red stripes on the exterior around the rim and just above the base. The exterior is polished but scratched and scored. The fabric is dense Nile mud tempered with sand and quartz.
Cultures/periods
Terminal Christian Period
Production date
1300-1500
(Earliest appearance 1250AD; continued use until 1600AD)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Kulubnarti
, 21-S-2 House D1, lower storey
Materials
pottery
Type series
Group NVII, Ware R26
(Terminal Christian Polished Orange Ware)
Technique
wheel-made
Dimensions
Diameter:
92 millimetres
(base)
Diameter:
128 millimetres
(rim)
Diameter:
132 millimetres
Height:
125 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Adams & Adams 1998 / Kulubnarti II, The Artifactual Remains
(p.109)
Adams 1986 / Ceramic Industries of Medieval Nubia, Part I, Part II
(p. 522-523)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Scratched and scored on exterior. Approximately one-third of cup preserved.
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dr William Yewdale Adams
Donated by:
W S Webb Museum of Anthropology (University of Kentucky)
Acquisition date
2005
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA77233
Registration number
2005,0401.108
Additional IDs
Excavation/small finds number:
21-S-2/859
(excavation number)
Excavation/small finds number:
85.2.247
(excavation object cat. no.)