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1901.29.59

Dark flat-bottomed pot with splayed rim. Slipped on the exterior. [CW 17/11/99]

1901.29.59

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dark flat-bottomed pot with splayed rim. Slipped on the exterior. [CW 17/11/99]
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
El Amrah
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian Predynastic
Date collected
By 1901
Acquisition information
Donated: 1901
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Slipped
Dimensions
Diameter: max 81 mm, Height: max 112 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.29.59 Other numbers: B 5
Research and responses

This grave (B 5) is not published in the excavation report. This is an unusual vessel in shape and polish. It is dark brown /red rather than the brighter red of polished ware, but not as black as so-called 'black-polished' ware. The closest example is possibly P 71 in Petrie's (1921) Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, the 'P' standing for 'P-ware' (Polished-ware) [AS 15/08/2012].

Associated publications
Randall MacIver, D. and Mace, A. (1902) El Amrah and Abydos 1899-1901. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. [AS 07/06/2012]

Search terms: Pottery, Vessel, Death, Religion, Grave Good