Flask of ovoid shape body and instable base, very common in Herakleopolis Magna, for containing water or beer. This kind of vase is found together with other vases, in great quantities, always in funerary contexts in the First Intermediate Period/ Middle Kingdom cemetery. Its external surface is rough and the clay is very reddish.
Present location |
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID |
Inventory number |
1976/114/a/1763 |
Dating |
1ST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (not before); 1ST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD; MIDDLE KINGDOM (not after) |
Archaeological Site |
IHNASIYA EL-MADINA/HERAKLEOPOLIS |
Category |
BOTTLE |
Material |
CLAY; POTTERY |
Technique |
FORMED BY HAND |
Height |
30 cm |
Diameter |
10.5 cm |