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Vessel

400-600 AD
Place of origin

Cylindrical vessel, standing on three looped feet. The outside is painted in brown and white, with lines forming compartments filled in with concave and convex curves.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Red earthenware vessel, Kawm Ūshīm, Egypt, 4th to 6th century
Physical description
Cylindrical vessel, standing on three looped feet. The outside is painted in brown and white, with lines forming compartments filled in with concave and convex curves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.9cm
  • Diameter: 17.1cm
Style
Object history
Objects 440-1891 to 559-1891 were purchased together from W.M.F. Petrie, for £12 6 shillings.
Collection
Accession number
441-1891

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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