Lahun / vase / Calcite

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.1894
Object Name
vase
Object Type
Stone Vessels
Materials
Calcite
Weight
303g
Pierced
no
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Alabaster kohl jar. Slightly concave sides, thick lip hollowed 4/5ths of the way in. Pale yellow color with pink-orange horizontal grains.
Subjects
undecorated
Verbatim Date
3100-2900 BC
Unit Grid Number
Tomb 748
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Lahun
Production Site
site
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Individual & Society in Ancient Egypt
Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817-2017
Exhibition Curator
Richards, Janet
Wilfong, Terry
Sinopoli, Carla
Exhibition Year
2017
Type Category
Ceramic

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2272 x 1704
File Size
65 KB
Record
0000.00.1894
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.1894/0000_00_1894p02.tif

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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-0000.00.1894/0000_00_1894p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
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