Burnished pottery vase from the tomb of King Qaa (Abydos, 1st Dynasty) (8524782851)
Summary
Pottery Vase (Acc. 3158)
Pottery vase with tapering body, flat base, short neck, and flat rim. Burnished red surface. Discovered in the Tomb of King Qaa
Context number: Q13 (Tomb of Qaa)
Dynasty 1
18.0 x 13.2 cm
Abydos, Upper Egypt
Acquisition: Egypt Exploration Fund (Donation, 1889-1904)
Bibliography
W M Flinders Petrie, "Royal Tombs of the First Dynasty 1900. Part I" (The Egypt Exploration Fund, London, 1900)
Pg. 29
"The small jars 56-64 are usually red faced and burnished, and often have inscriptions. They come from the prehistoric type (Naqada xli.53); and with narrower necks, nut yet with burnished red face, they last to the VIth Dynasty."
Pl. XLII, no. 60
Tags
Date
0000
Source
Manchester Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)