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Source Description
This imitation of a tall vessel with rim turned outward has small vertical handles and a round base, now partly broken. There are several repairs. The shape is characteristic of larger vessels of the period.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
13090
label
Miniature Vessel
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13090
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Miniature Vessel
description
This imitation of a tall vessel with rim turned outward has small vertical handles and a round base, now partly broken. There are several repairs. The shape is characteristic of larger vessels of the period.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown]; by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 4th millennium BCE (Predynastic)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.2
height
9.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 5/8 x W: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 x 9.2 cm)
Source extras
med
hippopotamus ivory
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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eadd908fdb616318