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Faience cylinder
Egyptian
Greco-Roman Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Findspot: Egypt, San-El-Hagar, House of Bakakhuius:Period II.Cent.B.C. House 35
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm (1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number11.45927
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionBright colbalt blue throughout the mass. Unglazed about one half of a cylindrical section-one half of square.
ProvenanceHouse of Bakakhuius:Period II.Cent.B.C. House 35. San-el-Hagar.1886: excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.