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View full screenJar of Egyptian alabaster (travertine/calcite) with two long wavy handles: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Hierakonpolis, number 288, Early Dynastic period, 1st-2nd Dynasty, c.3000-2686 BC
A.1956.331
Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa
Early Dynastic
Ancient Egyptian
Hierakonpolis, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa
Excavator: J. Quibell
Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
National Museum of Scotland
Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
Royal Scottish Museum
Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
National Museum of Scotland
Adams, B. (1974) ANCIENT HIERAKONPOLIS (Supplement), Wilts: Aris & Phillips Ltd, pp.160, 167
Murray, M. (1900) CATALOGUE OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES, Edinburgh , p.51, cat.950
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