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Third Intermediate Period
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Discovered in 1906 at the site of Tell Basta, this fragment comes from the body of a vessel that was likely part of a wine service, perhaps used in temple festivals. It is incised with an inscription that reads ". . . before Hathor, lady of [Byblos]."
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Title: Vessel fragment
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 21–22
Date: ca. 1070–712 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Tell Basta (Bubastis)
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: H. 2.8 × W. 3.8 cm (1 1/8 × 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Object Number: 07.228.245
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