Fragment
500 AD - 700 AD (made)
| Place of origin |
Base sherd of a reddish earthenware potstand or lamp, the exterior coated in a cream slip and painted with a beige and black vine leaf design. The interior surface is coated with bitumen.
vessel in coarse reddish ware coated with a yellow slip and decorated on the front with a band filled with coarsly drawn large vine scroll in black . Outline heightened in white, interior covered with black paint.
vessel in coarse reddish ware coated with a yellow slip and decorated on the front with a band filled with coarsly drawn large vine scroll in black . Outline heightened in white, interior covered with black paint.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Slipped and painted earthenware |
| Brief description | Fragment of a ringstand or lamp, slipped and painted earthenware, Athribis, Egypt, Late Antique |
| Physical description | Base sherd of a reddish earthenware potstand or lamp, the exterior coated in a cream slip and painted with a beige and black vine leaf design. The interior surface is coated with bitumen. vessel in coarse reddish ware coated with a yellow slip and decorated on the front with a band filled with coarsly drawn large vine scroll in black . Outline heightened in white, interior covered with black paint. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British school of Arheology in Egypt |
| Object history | Found at Sohag / Athribis, 1907-8 excavation season. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 498-1908 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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