Egypt
- Daily Photo - String Of Carnelian Beads
UC38914 String of beads: 30 carnelian spheroids; 4 carnelian rings; 2 carnelian wd3t; 1 carnelian pendant. Found with UC. 38915-UC.38921. Period - Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-2024BCE) Found at - Rifeh Measurements - pendant width 0.5 cms pendant length 1.1...
- Daily Photo - Bull's Head Offering Tray From Rifeh
Fragment of Nile silt pottery offering tray with bull's head and conical loaf. Bull has white dots for eyes. Buff coloured fabric with red slip layer. Period - Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-2024BCE) Found at - Rifeh Measurements - height 3.7 cms length...
- Daily Photo - Cylinder Seal
UC11174 Cylinder seal faience green on white designed of linked scrolls and lotus leaves. Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 2.2 cms width .5 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University...
- Daily Photo - Lion Carved On Hippo Ivory
UC16685. Part of rectangular ivory object (made from hippo tusk) with incised design of recumbent lion - spotted - segment from cuboid rod. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Length 11 cms. Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology,...
- Daily Photo - Middle Kingdom Scarab From The Petrie
UC11152. Scarab faience yellowish; with scroll design with nefer, wd and ankh signs. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Faience. Length 2 cms width 1.5 cms. Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London...
Egypt
Daily Photo - Limestone stand from Lahun
UC16520
Limestone stand consisting of two men standing back to back supporting platform on which is deep vase with winged depression in top, ? lamp or 'stand for bread offering'.
Found in five pieces after 1939-45 war, with base and feet of one figure
Period - late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-2024BCE)
Found at - Lahun
Measurements - height 30 + cms
Found in five pieces after 1939-45 war, with base and feet of one figure
Period - late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-2024BCE)
Found at - Lahun
Measurements - height 30 + cms
Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
University College London
With my thanks
- Daily Photo - String Of Carnelian Beads
UC38914 String of beads: 30 carnelian spheroids; 4 carnelian rings; 2 carnelian wd3t; 1 carnelian pendant. Found with UC. 38915-UC.38921. Period - Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-2024BCE) Found at - Rifeh Measurements - pendant width 0.5 cms pendant length 1.1...
- Daily Photo - Bull's Head Offering Tray From Rifeh
Fragment of Nile silt pottery offering tray with bull's head and conical loaf. Bull has white dots for eyes. Buff coloured fabric with red slip layer. Period - Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-2024BCE) Found at - Rifeh Measurements - height 3.7 cms length...
- Daily Photo - Cylinder Seal
UC11174 Cylinder seal faience green on white designed of linked scrolls and lotus leaves. Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 2.2 cms width .5 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University...
- Daily Photo - Lion Carved On Hippo Ivory
UC16685. Part of rectangular ivory object (made from hippo tusk) with incised design of recumbent lion - spotted - segment from cuboid rod. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Length 11 cms. Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology,...
- Daily Photo - Middle Kingdom Scarab From The Petrie
UC11152. Scarab faience yellowish; with scroll design with nefer, wd and ankh signs. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Faience. Length 2 cms width 1.5 cms. Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London...