Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . 245. —Red potterywith basket-work de-signs, predynastic. POTTERY. 2^9. Fig. 246.—Vase painted to imitatemottled stone. of stone vases (fig. 246), and spirals, many oaredgalleys with cabins, ensigns, and other details arerudely represented, and also figures of men, animals,and birds (fig. 247). The black incisedpottery found in manyparts of the Mediter-ranean basin was alsoknown in Egypt. Deepbowls made of a softfat clay lightly baked,pricked with basket-work patterns and the pun
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . 245. —Red potterywith basket-work de-signs, predynastic. POTTERY. 2^9. Fig. 246.—Vase painted to imitatemottled stone. of stone vases (fig. 246), and spirals, many oaredgalleys with cabins, ensigns, and other details arerudely represented, and also figures of men, animals,and birds (fig. 247). The black incisedpottery found in manyparts of the Mediter-ranean basin was alsoknown in Egypt. Deepbowls made of a softfat clay lightly baked,pricked with basket-work patterns and the punctures filled in with white clay (fig. 248), arefound in predynastic graves, and again in variouslocalities, and at later periods, at Medum of the Third Dynasty, and atKahun of the TwelfthDynasty. All tombs of the OldKingdom contain potteryof a red or yellow ware,often mixed, like thebricks, with finely choppedstraw or weeds. It con-sists mostly of large solidjars with oval bodies,shortnecks, and wide mouthswithout foot or handle.
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