Pottery Cup
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
Middle Kingdom (2030-1650 BCE)
Pottery with calcium temper
Overall: 3 × 5 11/16 × 4 7/8 in. (7.6 × 14.5 × 12.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
39.64.6708
Geography
Place Made: Beni Hasan 821, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Period
2000-1000 BCE
Object Name
Vessel
Research Area
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Inscriptions
Archaeologist’s label: "821" in thick black ink
Provenance
British excavations in Egypt; catalogued 1983. If Beni Hasan, source is Univeristy of Liverpool, Institute of Archaeology. British School of Archaeology in Egypt (Univeristy College, London); Museum and Art Gallery Reading, England; sold to present collection, 1939.
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