Ancient Egyptian jar from Abydos dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Red brown pottery jar with slip. Ovaloid body with a flat body and narrowing flat rim. Most of the rim is missing. There is a separate body sherd with part of the rim.

Ancient Egyptian jar from Abydos dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1903.46.54.24
  • Material: pottery
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: jar
  • Dimensions: Length: 158mm , Width: 91mm , Depth: 91mm , Length (sherd): 51mm , Width (sherd): 51mm , Depth (sherd): 22mm
  • Published references: Abydos II PL LXIII 82 p 18 and 21
  • Site: Abydos
  • Latitude: 26.185
  • Longitude: 31.918889