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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Red clay fragment
Date Made:1570-1293 BCE (New Kingdom, early Dynasty 18)
Type:Container
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Africa; Egypt; Abydos
Measurements:overall: 2 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in.; 5.08 x 11.43 x 1.27 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1911.1b.A.A
Credit Line:Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Pottery sherd of brownish red terra cotta. Outer layers sandwich an inner black layer. Four irregular, chipped edges and one smooth edge, part of the rim of 1911.1a.A.A. Some very light accretions on surface. This a a sherd that attached to MH 1911.1.A.A, a chipped bowl.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; vessels; containers

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