Fragment
400 AD - 700 AD (made)
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Rim sherd of an earthenware bowl with slightly grooved rim. The exterior surface is coated in an orange-red slip, and the interior surface in a yellow-brown slip. The exterior surface is painted in black with a looping motif under the rim. Below this is a horizontal black band, and then the upper part of a frontal male bust, wearing a tunic with decorated neck band. Traces to the left of this figure indicate the beginnings of another figure, perhaps the hair. The surface of the rim is painted with a black striped pattern. The interior surface is unpainted.
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Materials and techniques | Slipped and painted earthenware |
Brief description | Fragment of a bowl, slipped and painted earthenware, Athribis, Egypt, Late Antique |
Physical description | Rim sherd of an earthenware bowl with slightly grooved rim. The exterior surface is coated in an orange-red slip, and the interior surface in a yellow-brown slip. The exterior surface is painted in black with a looping motif under the rim. Below this is a horizontal black band, and then the upper part of a frontal male bust, wearing a tunic with decorated neck band. Traces to the left of this figure indicate the beginnings of another figure, perhaps the hair. The surface of the rim is painted with a black striped pattern. The interior surface is unpainted. |
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Object history | Found at Sohag / Athribis, 1907-8 excavation season. |
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Accession number | 500-1908 |
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Record created | March 13, 2004 |
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