Jar
Object Number:
E8275
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Meroitic
Provenience:
Egypt
Nubia
Karanog
Locus:
G 530
Date Made:
AD 1 - AD 50
Early Date:
1
Late Date:
50
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Ceramic
Paint
Technique:
Painted
Iconography:
Face
Ankh
Lotus
Description:
Between lotus stems alternate red and black heads with large eyes and a crescent moon shaped element on their foreheads. Faces mouthless. Lotus blossoms and ankh signs.
Height:
20.5cm
Outside Diamater:
18.2cm
Credit Line:
Coxe Expedition to Nubia, Karanog, Aniba Cemetery
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa (10 Oct 1992 - 03 Oct 1993)
Bibliography:
[Book] O'Connor, David. 1993. Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa. : Page/Fig./Plate: 163
[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 49
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