Lahun / vase / Calcite

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Object Identifier
0000.00.1893
Object Name
vase
Object Type
Stone Vessels
Materials
Calcite
Weight
155g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Slightly concave sides, no foot, thick lip, hollowed out only 1/4th way i. Pale pink-orange with white horizontal grains.
Subjects
undecorated
Verbatim Date
3100-2900 BC
Unit Grid Number
Tomb 748
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Lahun
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
The Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii: Ancient Ritual Modern Muse
Individual & Society in Ancient Egypt
Case 16 - Pre-Dynastic Egypt
Exhibition Curator
Gazda, Elaine
Richards, Janet
Exhibition Year
2009
Type Category
Ceramic

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.1893
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"Lahun; vase; Calcite." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.1893/dscn1799.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
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