Egyptian Black Burnished Ware Pilgrim's Flask
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Graeco-Roman Period, 332-30 B.C. A ceramic black burnished ware pilgrim's flask of discoid form, short neck with collar, body with raised concentric roundels to both faces. 296 grams, 15.8 cm high (6 1/4 in.). Acquired in Egypt in 1960 whilst working at the British Council.Ex Andrews collection. This resembles an Etruscan style bucchero impasto flask of circa 700-600 B.C., suggesting that this was an import into Egypt; a comparable example is in the Penn Museum (inventory no. MS 3431).
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Egyptian Black Burnished Ware Pilgrim's Flask
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