Cup composed of a flattened sphere on top of which is a high broad neck, tapering gently towards the mouth. The exterior bears a highly polished red-brown slip.
Present location
INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE
Inventory number
L 263
Dating
MEROITIC PERIOD
Archaeological Site
AKSHA/SERRA WEST
Category
GOBLET
Material
POTTERY
Technique
FORMED ON THE POTTER'S WHEEL
Height
11.7 cm
Diameter
11 cm
Bibliography
Geus Francis, Nubie, les cultures antiques du Soudan, catalogue d'exposition, Lille, 1994, p. 109, n°140.
Vila André, "Le cimetière méroïtique", dans Aksha II, Paris, 1967, p.153-154, fig.130,b.
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