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Painted milk jar

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Painted milk jar with two breast-spouts, rim impressed with cord, and with white banded painted decoration. Although rare, breasted jars are found in the 2nd Intermediate Period and early 18th Dynasty. The form and the decoration are typical of Upper Egypt. This example was excavated at Abydos as part of the burial goods of a relatively wealthy burial.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1901:606

Dating

2ND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

ABYDOS

Category

JAR

Material

POTTERY

Technique

FORMED BY HAND

Height

28 cm

Diameter

15 cm

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