Spherical-waisted vase
INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III
Inv.no. L 0114
Dating: CLASSICAL KERMA ± 1750-1500
Site: MIRGISSA
Category: VASE
Materials: POTTERY
Technique:

Height: 16 cm
Diameter: 16 cm

Spherical-waisted vase
Spherical-waisted vase, with the shoulder emphasised by three rows of fluting. A groove marks the junction of the body and neck, the latter of which has a tapered lip at the top. This vessel shape and the technique used to make it are characteristic of Classical Kerma.