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E1428

From: Egypt | Naqada

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E1428
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Naqada
Locus Ca, G18-4 | Grave 1804 ?
Period Egyptian Predynastic Period
Date Made 5000-3000 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Top Ware
Iconography Fish
Description

A black-topped red ware jar in the shape of a bolti fish. When the jar is turned on its side the dorsal fin is on the top, the mouth open and 2 bumps above the mouth for the eyes.

Height 11.43 cm
Length 8.89 cm
Width 6.99 cm
Depth 0 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie, 1895
Other Number ES 1428 - Other Number

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