Lid
Object Number:
E8737
Current Location:
Egypt (Mummies) Gallery
Culture:
Meroitic
Provenience:
Egypt
Nubia
Karanog
Locus:
G 735
Date Made:
1-50 AD
Early Date:
1
Late Date:
50
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Ceramic
Paint
Technique:
Painted
Iconography:
Crocodile
Description:
Rectangular lid of a box. The lid is decorated with an image of a crocodile painted red on a light ground. There is a projection (handle?) at one end decorated with eyes.
Height:
3.9cm
Length:
17cm
Width:
9.7cm
Bibliography:
[Book] Adams, William Y. et al. 2003. Nubia Los reinos del Nilo en Sudan. 321 p. : Page/Fig./Plate: 130/24
[Book] O'Connor, David. 1993. Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa. : Page/Fig./Plate: 169
[Book] Woolley, C. Leonard; D. Randall-Maciver. 1910. Karanog; the Romano-Nubian Cemetery (plates). Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expedition to Nubia, Vol. IV. : Page/Fig./Plate: plate 98
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