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New Kingdom
Similar to this inscribed vessel, storage jars and amphorae often bore inscriptions identifying their contents and the place delivering the provision.
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Title: Inscribed Vessel Fragment
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Workmen's Huts near KV 55 (site 18) or between KV 18 and KV 21, or from chip heaps in same branch of Valley, Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: l. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in); w. 10 cm (3 15/ 16 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909
Accession Number: 09.184.206
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