Object Description
An elegant, Egyptian, Tell el-Yahudiyeh earthenware amphora. The amphora has an outsplayed rim and flaring, cylindrical neck which extends into a large, globular body with carinated shoulders. The body ends in a small, rounded flat base. A single, applied handle extends from the vessel’s rim to its shoulder. Two incised bands of repeating oblique strokes decorate the body. Beneath the earthly encrustation, the original brown earthenware colour can still be glimpsed.
N.B. Please note that the vessel does not stand unaided.
Date: Circa 1800-1550 BC