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Egyptian Calcite vulture vessel

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An image of Jar/Stone Vessel. Calcite vulture vessel. Broad shouldered, with ring foot, handle formed by two vultures carved in relief on the jar body. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Akhmim, Egypt. Calcite, height 9.5 cm, 1976-1794 B.C. Middle Kingdom.

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Jar/Stone Vessel. Calcite vulture vessel. Broad shouldered, with ring foot, handle formed by two vultures carved in relief on the jar body. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Akhmim, Egypt. Calcite, height 9.5 cm, 1976-1794 B.C. Middle Kingdom.

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  • Accession Number: E.54.1937
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 792 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 792.92kB

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Ancient Egypt antiquity BC birds calcite carved Egyptian Fitz_ANT jar Middle Kingdom storage jar vessel vultures winged wings

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