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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Fragment of a painted vessel
Date Made:1842-1797 BCE (Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, Reign of Amenemhat III)
Type:Container
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Egypt; The Labyrinth?
Measurements:overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.; 6.985 x 6.35 x 1.27 cm
Narrative Inscription:  The back of the object is inscribed "The Labyrinth-[word indecipherable]" in pencil.
Accession Number:  MH 1910.9a.A.A
Credit Line:Purchase with Acquisition Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Painted pottery sherd of red clay. Outer face is painted a very light brown for base, on top of which is a significant area of cross-hatched lines and stripes of varying thicknesses of black paint. Near the diagonal edge are two rounded triangle shapes, one black and one red, between which are five small vertical dashes of black paint.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; vessels; containers

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