Ancient Egyptian jar from Dandara dated 2055 – 1985 BC

Small bowl of reddish brown ware with red slip with roughly finished rounded base, spherical body, incised line around upper body, narrowing to plain uneven pinched wavy rim.

Ancient Egyptian jar from Dandara dated 2055 – 1985 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1898.56.31
  • Material: pottery
  • Culture: Dynasty 11
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: 2055 - 1985 BC
  • Object name: jar
  • Dimensions: Length: 86mm , Width: 86mm , Depth: 82mm
  • Published references: Petrie Dendereh 1898 pl.XVIII type 149
  • Site: Dandara
  • Latitude: 26.16627
  • Longitude: 32.661584