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Cinerary urn

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Alabaster jar with two handles. It was made in Egypt to keep wine and export it. The vase was reused by the Phoenicians as cinerary urn. It was found in the south of Spain, in the necropolis of Torre del Mar (M laga), containing the deceased's ashes.

Present location

MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID

Inventory number

16802

Dating

3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

OUTSIDE EGYPT

Category

VASE

Material

CALCITE/ALABASTER

Technique

HEWN; POLISHED

Height

37 cm

Diameter

12(boca) cm

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