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Bowl

Object Number:E6812A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Egypt
Abydos
Umm el-Ga'ab
Locus: Tomb of King Djet (Tomb Z3)
Period: Egyptian Early Dynastic
First Dynasty
Date Made: 3000-2800 BCE
Early Date: -3001
Late Date: -2799
Section:Egyptian
Materials:Serpentine
Slate
Iconography:Falcon
Snake
Inscription Language:Hieroglyphic
Height: 16 cm
Width: 14 cm
Thickness: 0.6 cm
Credit Line:Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900
Other Number:AES 1633 - Other Number

Description

Fragment of serpentinized slate bowl inscribed with serekh for King Djet, Dynasty I.

Bibliography:

[Book] Patch, Diana C. 2011. The Dawn of Egyptian Art.. New Haven. Yale University Press. pg. 275 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 8/Cat.1View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 28, fig. 11View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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