Lentoid Bottle (Pilgrim Flask) and Vessel with a strap handle, ca. 1353–1336


Lentoid Bottle (Pilgrim Flask) and Vessel with a strap handle, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 , From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), House , Egypt Exploration Society excavations, 1928–29, Pottery, : h. 27 cm (10 5/8 in); w. 20 cm (7 7/8 in), These are marl-clay pots excavated in the North Suburb at Amarna. The lentoid flask is a type that originates outside Amarna itself. It probably came with particular trade contents: many such lentoid flasks from Amarna show a pitting on the interior that suggests their special contents was somewhat corrosive


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