Drinking cup

Drinking cup

Cylindrical vase in the shape of a mug, with annular base and its surface painted in orange. It is decorated with brown amphibious, very schematic, evoking the water. This motive is frequently found in other recipients, showing the perfection of the Nubian craftsmen and their original themes.

Present location MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID

Inventory number 1980/98/260

Dating MEROITIC PERIOD

Archaeological Site MASMAS:-NAG`GAMUS

Category VASE

Material CLAY; POTTERY

Technique PAINTED; FORMED ON THE POTTER'S WHEEL

Height 9.6 cm

Diameter 8.2 cm

Bibliography•ALMAGRO BASCH, M., ALMAGRO GORBEZ, M.J; PEREZ - DIE, Mº C. Arte Faraónico. Exposición, 1975, P. 280 Nº 202,

•ALMAGRO BASCH, M., La Necrópolis meroítica de Nag Gamus (Masmas, Nubia Egipcia). Memorias de la Misión Arqueológica Española en Nubia, VIII, 1965, P. 46 Fig. 29 Lám.XXIV, 2.

•PEREZ-DIE, C. Nubia. Los reinos del Nilo en Sudán.Catalogo de Exposición. Barcelona-Madrid, 2003, nº 27

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