Vial
Byzantine or Islamic Period
Not on view
This small vial takes the shape of an ovoid amphora with a tall neck and thin handles. The relief decoration includes geometric forms, such as the zig-zags and vertical lines around the neck and the gridded hanging triangles on the shoulders; the body is adorned with vertical forms that may represent trees. Clearly post-Ramesside, this vessel finds parallels both in the Byzantine world and with later Islamic vessels from the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D.
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