White cross-lined cup
White cross-lined cup

Currently not on view

White cross-lined cup

Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Amratian Period (SD 30-39), ca. 5400–3100 BCE
y1944-61

Information

Title
White cross-lined cup
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 5.0 cm, diam. 9.0 cm (1 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
[Gift of William C. Hayes, Class of 1924?]
Object Number
y1944-61
Place Made

Africa, Egypt, Naga el-Gherira (Ghebelein)

Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Predynastic, white cross-lined
Type
ceramics, cups
Materials
slip, ceramic
Techniques
burnishing (polishing)
Subject
chevrons, zigzags

Part of the Old Collection; entered into the Museum inventory in 1944

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