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Cinerary urn (Hadara vase)

Cinerary urn (Hadara vase)
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Cinerary urn (Hadara vase)

Category:
Tomb equipment, cinerary (cremation) urns, Hadra vases (hydriae)
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic Period (323-31 BCE)
Provenance:
Unknown
Material(s):
Man made material, pottery (terracotta)
Height:
45 cm
Hall:
Greco-Roman Antiquities, showcase 16



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Zahi Hawass, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: The Archaeology Museum (Cairo: The Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2002): 80.
  • Mona Serry, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Antiquities Museum, introduction by Ismail Serageldin (Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Antiquities Museum, 2015): 98, 318.
     
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