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Vase
Vase of coarse red earthenware, standing on a slightly convex base, of high shouldered, ovoid shape with a short straight sided neck, ending in an everted lip rim; two pie-crust moulded horizontal handles attached to the shoulders; exterior unglazed, of variegated colour, ranging from orangey-red to pale sandy with a very smooth appearance, the interior very uneven with much flaking and a lichen-type effect on the surface.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34431
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: Egyptian, pre-dynastic
Acquisition
Gift, 1913
Given by Manchester Museum
Measurements
Height
(cm): 27.2
diam
(cm): 17.8
Length
(cm): 18.4
Height
(in): 10
diam
(in): 7
Length
(in): 7
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
hand formed
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
Location
In store
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