Fragment
c. 1550 BC - c. 1077 BC
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Base sherd from a glazed composition ring-footed bowl. The interior surface is painted in black, under the glaze, with decoration of concentric circles. Between the circles is a repeated motif of four vertical lines. The innermost ring shows three loops, possibly a schematic lotus petal pattern. The interior is glazed in blue-green, the exterior darker blue.
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Materials and techniques | Glazed composition, painted |
Brief description | Fragment of a ring-footed bowl, blue-green glazed composition, el-Kab, Egypt, New Kingdom |
Physical description | Base sherd from a glazed composition ring-footed bowl. The interior surface is painted in black, under the glaze, with decoration of concentric circles. Between the circles is a repeated motif of four vertical lines. The innermost ring shows three loops, possibly a schematic lotus petal pattern. The interior is glazed in blue-green, the exterior darker blue. |
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Credit line | Given by Somers Clarke, esq. |
Object history | Found at el-Kab, 1901-2 excavation season. |
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Accession number | 648D-1902 |
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Record created | October 10, 2017 |
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