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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Museum number
EA79583
Description
Buff ribbed amphora sherd with one small vertical handle.
Cultures/periods
Kushite
Napatan
Production date
8thC BC-5thC BC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Fourth Cataract
, Site NE-36-F/4-F-74
Materials
ceramic
Type series
70x
(provisional numbering)
Dimensions
Height:
160 millimetres
(+)
Location
On display
(G65/dc7)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sudan Archaeological Research Society
Division of Finds:
National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM)
Acquisition date
2010
Acquisition notes
Division of finds from the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums, Khartoum to SARS, the license holder.
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA79583
Registration number
2010,1001.23