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Ovoid jar with a narrow neck and a small convex lip. The fine black fabric is covered with a thick layer of lustrous red haematite. This technique is characteristic of the production of both classical Kerma and of the 2nd Intermediate Period.

Present location

INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE

Inventory number

L 2256

Dating

CLASSICAL KERMA

Archaeological Site

SAI ISLAND

Category

JAR

Material

POTTERY

Technique

FORMED BY HAND; ENGOBE

Height

15.3 cm

Diameter

6,2 cm

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