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| Title: |
Large Meroitic red ware storage jar, Sudan, 1st-6th century A.D. |
| Item Code: |
a7960 |
| Description: |
A large Meroitic hand-made red ware clay storage jar, with wide, flared neck, the spherical body with mat-impressed decoration. Ex Whitbourn collection, Melbourne. |
| Origin: |
Late Meroitic to post Meroitic period, 1st-6th century A.D. Sudan |
| Dimensions: |
Height: 34.0 cm / Maximum diameter: 31.0 cm / Diameter at lip: 11.5 cm |
| Condition: |
Intact, with no repair or restoration; abundant signs of magnesium growth. |
| Price: |
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$3,250.00 |
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$2,795.00 |
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€1,722.50 |
| References: |
Geus, Francis, Rescuing Sudan Ancient Cultures, Khartoum, 1984, pp 36-38. (This reference book accompanies the jar). |
| Status: |
Available |
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