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Ptolemaic Period
This bowl served as the lid for the large jar 13.180.34b. Analysis of residue indicates the bowl probably once a material rich in bovine collagen, perhaps a thick beef broth or jelly.
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Title: Bowl used as lid
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: 3rd–late 2nd century B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, grave 36, MMA excavations, 1912–13
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: H. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Diam. 22.4 cm (8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1913
Object Number: 13.180.34b
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