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Bowl

200-400 (made)
Place of origin
Karanis (found)

Turned wood. Round the body are two plain rings and the cover is dome-shaped; there is a hole through the cover and another through the bottom.


Object details

Categories
Tableware & Cutlery
Eating
Object type
Bowl
Brief description
Bowl, Egypt, Roman period, 200-400 AD, turned wood
Physical description
Turned wood. Round the body are two plain rings and the cover is dome-shaped; there is a hole through the cover and another through the bottom.
Dimensions
  • Bottom height: 6.3cm
  • Bottom diameter: 7.5cm
Dimensions of whole: Diameter 8cm Height 9cm LW 20.1.10
Object history
Objects 440-1891 to 559-1891 were purchased together from W.M.F. Petrie, for £12 6 shillings.
Associated object
504:2-1891 (Part)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
504:1-1891

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O294596/bowl/
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