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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Bowl
Date Made:3050-2686 BCE (Dynasties 1-2)
Type:Container
Materials:Alabaster (calcite)
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:Overall: 3 1/4 in x 10 1/16 in x 9 7/8 in; 8.3 cm x 25.6 cm x 25.1 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1910.8.1.A.B(a)
Credit Line:Purchase with Acquisition Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Shallow open bowl

Label Text:
Tomb goods included dishes, toilet articles, and other items needed in the next life. Sometimes such objects show wear, suggesting previous use, while others, like this finely carved alabaster bowl, seem to have been made expressly for the tomb.

2016

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; containers; vessels; pottery; bowls

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