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Pot
Gerzean
The characteristic feature of Gerzean is the thin buff or grey ware decorated with designs in red. Shapes have been strongly influenced by stone vessels of the time. Many of the painted designs are based on the rush coverings in which stone jars were carried and hung. In the later Gerzean period, jars with wavy ledge-handles appear in profusion. There are also round bowls with ship designs, aloes, and all manner of birds, reptiles, and mammals.
Production Primary Date:
Circa 3400 BC-3100 BC
Provenance Place:
Abydos, Egypt, Egypt
D19.592
Details
- Production Date
- Circa 3400 BC-3100 BC
- Production Place
- Egypt
- Provenance Place
- Abydos, Egypt, Egypt
- Measurements
- 13.1cm (5 1/8")
- Media/Materials
- ceramic, processed material, pottery
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr Colquhoun; Tūhura Otago Museum Collection
- Rights
- CC BY-NC/Creative Commons, CC BY-NC/Creative Commons
- Department
- Antiquities, World
- Accession Number
- D19.592
- On Display
- Yes
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