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Clay cup: E.5.1962

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 24

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clay cup

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Description

Clay cup with a white wash.

Clay cup made from Aswan clay and covered in a white wash. The vessel has a small foot on which it stands and was thrown on a wheel. It would have been used as a drinking cup. there is one crack running through the object; other than a small chip on the rim it is complete. Found in a grave at Qasr Ibrim.

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.083 m

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1962) by Egypt Exploration Society

Dating

Roman
X-Group
Circa 301 CE - Circa 600 CE

Techniques used in production

Wheelmade

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.5.1962
Primary reference Number: 62964
Oldadmincategory: P
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 19 November 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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