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Two-handled vase with 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. 8250
Clay+plant fibers / Clay+linen
4.8 cm x 8 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
  • Budka, Julia (ed.)-Budka, Julia-Kammerzell, Frank, Non-Textual Marking System in Ancient Egypt (and Elsewhere) (Lingua Aegyptia - Studia monographica 16), Hamburg 2015, p. 111.
    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Budka, Julia (ed.)-Budka, Julia-Kammerzell, Frank Titolo=Non-Textual Marking System in Ancient Egypt (and Elsewhere) Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Lingua Aegyptia - Studia monographica Opera=16 Luogo=Hamburg Anno=2015 Menzionato=p. 111 Illustrazione=
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