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clay cup
Clay cup with a white wash.
Clay cup made from Aswan clay and covered in a white wash. The vessel has a small foot on which it stands and was thrown on a wheel. It would have been used as a drinking cup. there is one crack running through the object; other than a small chip on the rim it is complete. Found in a grave at Qasr Ibrim.
Height: 0.083 m
Method of acquisition: Given (1962) by Egypt Exploration Society
Roman
X-Group
Circa
301
CE
-
Circa
600
CE
Accession number: E.5.1962
Primary reference Number: 62964
Oldadmincategory: P
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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