Large ring-based cup

Large ring-based cup with narrow mouth and simple lip, made from a fine pink fabric. Two incised horizontal lines mark the location of the maximum diameter on the exterior, which also bears a geometrical pattern in white paint. This pattern is composed of two series of three vertical lines and two series of superposed horizontal flecks, the two motifs arranged alternately on the circumference of the vessel.
Present location INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ... DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE
Inventory number L 1063
Dating X-GROUP
Archaeological Site SAI ISLAND
Category GOBLET
Material POTTERY
Technique FORMED ON THE POTTER'S WHEEL
Height 11.5 cm

Diameter 12,6 cm
Bibliography•Sako A., Nubie, les cultures antiques du Soudan, catalogue d'exposition, Lille, 1994, p.190-191, n°294.
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