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Description: | This alabaster jar is an ovoid shape with a horizontal ring around the rim and a ridge at the base of the neck. It also has a flat base. Masghuna is in the modern day region of Dahshur which has pyramids and cemeteries dating from the Old and Middle Kingdom (c.2686- 1650 BC) namely:
The Red Pyramid of Sneferu (c.2613-2589 BC)
The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu
The White Pyramid of Amenhemhet II (c.1922-1878 BC)
The Mud-brick Pyramid of Senuseret II (c.1880-1874 BC)
The Black Pyramid of Amenemhet III (c.1855-1808 BC)
The Pyramid of Amenyqemau (c.1795-1725 BC)
At Masghuna itself are the pyramids of Amenemhet IV and Queen Sobekneferu (c.1808-1799 BC).
Accession number: NCM 1911-91 | Subjects: | food and drink? objects of indeterminate use (containers) ROMAN EGYPTIAN | Temporal: | 30BC-640 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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