Cup

Object Number:

E5271

Current Location:

Egypt (Mummies) Gallery

Culture:

Meroitic

Provenience:

Egypt
Nubia
Shablul

Locus:

Cemetery J33B

Date Made:

100BC-300 AD

Early Date:

-100

Late Date:

300

Section:

Egyptian

Materials:

Ceramic
Paint

Technique:

Painted

Iconography:

Chicken
ankh

Description:

Cup with slightly flaring sides. Decoration consists of birds (guinea fowl) pecking the ground and ankh signs.

Height:

8.5cm

Outside Diamater:

8.7cm

Credit Line:

Eckley B. Coxe Expedition to Nubia - Shablul

Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa (10 Oct 1992 - 03 Oct 1993)

[Book] O'Connor, David. 1993. Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa. : Page/Fig./Plate: 166/196