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Two-handled vase with a mark, closed with linen cloth

The tableware includes a number of amphorae decorated with petals and flowers painted around the necks. These jars are usually rounded, with one or two handles and a long, elegantly-colored neck. They were generally used as bottles to hold wine, a precious beverage that was almost exclusively consumed by wealthy families

Suppl. 8249
Clay+plant fibers / Clay+linen
5.2 cm x 7.5 cm
1425–1353 BCE
New Kingdom
Eighteenth Dynasty
Amenhotep II / Tuthmosis IV / Amenhotep III
Deir el-Medina / tomb of Kha (TT8)
Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1906
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 07 / Showcase 09
Museo Egizio