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Bowl

Object Number:E6865
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Egypt
Abydos
Umm el-Ga'ab
Locus: Tomb of Semerkhet (Tomb U)
Tomb of Den (Tomb of Den (Tomb T))
Period: Egyptian Early Dynastic
First Dynasty
Date Made: 3000-2800 BCE
Early Date: -3001
Late Date: -2799
Section:Egyptian
Materials:Quartz
Inscription Language:Hieroglyphic
Credit Line:Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900
Other Number:AES 1683 - Other Number
AES 2138 - Other Number

Description

Fragment of quartz bowl inscribed with "Mafdet, Lady of the House of Life." Joined from three pieces.

Bibliography:

[Article] Wegner, Jennifer H. 2014. "Hidden Treasures: Abydos in the Basement". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 56. no. 1. pg. 42-51 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 45, fig7View 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. 29, fig. 12View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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