Storage Jar, ca. 2000–1600 B.C.
C-Group; From Faras, Upper Nubia, grave 3, Griffith excavations
Red and black ware with incised linear decoration; H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1913 (13.125.29)
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C-Group; From Faras, Upper Nubia, grave 3, Griffith excavations
Red and black ware with incised linear decoration; H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1913 (13.125.29)
This spherical storage pot is handmade, and the inside and outside are smooth but not polished. The rim and interior are blackened. The rim is decorated with incised lines and just below are two rows of opposing hatched triangles. The body of the jar is decorated with columns of hatched lozenges and incised dots.
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Related Index Terms
Geography/Place
- • Ceramic, organized by culture, Africa (including Egypt)
- • Vessel, organized by culture, Africa (including Egypt)
Material and Technique
- • Ceramic
- • Ceramic, Unglazed
- • Ceramic, Unglazed, Africa (including Egypt)
- • Vessel, Deep, Africa (including Egypt)
- • Vessel, Deep (Cup, Bowl)
