Ancient Egyptian bowl from El Mahasna or Abydos dated 4000 - 3500 BC

Ancient Egyptian bowl from El Mahasna or Abydos dated 4000 – 3500 BC

Small cylindrical Egyptian Alabaster bowl. Slight edge to the rim. Ridges in concentic circles in the interior from drilling. Slight chips to the rim. El Mahasna written in modern pencil on the base, also what could have been 15 in black ink.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:1909.76.19
Material: Egyptian alabaster
Culture: Amratian Period, Naqada 1
Period: Predynastic Period
Excavator: E.R. Ayrton W.L.S. Loat
Dated: 4000 - 3500 BC
Object name: bowl
Dimensions: Length: 54mm , Width: 53mm , Depth: 36mm
Published references: Ayrton E R Loat W L S Predynastic Cemetery at El Mahasna 1911 pl XXI 1