Dish
Object Number:
E9260
Current Location:
Collections storage
Provenience:
Egypt
Abydos
Locus:
E 155
Period:
New Kingdom
Eighteenth Dynasty
Date Made:
1538-1292 BC
Early Date:
-1538
Late Date:
-1292
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Limestone
Technique:
Incised
Iconography:
Fish
Description:
Shallow cosmetic dish in the shape of a bolti fish. The exterior is roughly finished and has incised details depicting eyes, fins, gills, and scales.
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997)
Bibliography:
[Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 230-31
[Book] The Artifacts of Ancient Egypt. : Page/Fig./Plate: 121
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