Small jar, irregularly modelled and then smoothed. On top of the ovoid body of the vessel is a straight neck which has a rim with a flared lip; the black stains visible on the body result from the cramming together of the pots in the kiln. The shoulder of the vase is enhanced by a double line of incised zig-zags surmounted by a band of lozenges. The coarse fabric is fawn-coloured. This type of vessel is characteristic of the second phase of the C-group, dating c. 1750 BC.
Present location
INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE
Inventory number
L 0332
Dating
C-GROUP
Archaeological Site
AKSHA/SERRA WEST
Category
JAR
Material
POTTERY
Technique
FORMED BY HAND
Height
23.3 cm
Diameter
17,2 cm
Bibliography
Gratien Brigitte et Le Saout Françoise, Nubie, les cultures antiques du Soudan, catalogue d'exposition, Lille, 1994, p.102, n°125.
Gratien Brigitte, La Nubie au temps des pharaons, catalogue d'exposition, [Boulogne-sur-mer], 1975, p.16, n°54.