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Small vessel for body oils (Aryballos)

Small vessel for body oils (Aryballos)
© B.A. Antiquities Museum/Sh. Badran

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Small vessel for body oils (Aryballos)

Category:
Containers and related objects, vessels
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period (332 BCE-395 CE)
Provenance:
Upper Egypt, Giza, Saqqara (Excavated by C. Firth)
Material(s):
Man made material, pottery (terracotta)
Height:
8.2 cm;
Diameter:
9.5 cm
Hall:
Extension, showcase 33



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): 82, 85.
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