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These ceramic pots are among a number of grave goods placed in the rich burial of a woman and child at Qurneh in Egypt, sometime in the 17th Dynasty.

The rims of both pots are damaged.

During the time of the burial, Egypt was politically divided, with Thebes as the centre of one of several Egyptian kingdoms. Qurneh was the burial place of the kings and queens of Thebes in the 17th Dynasty. This fact, together with the rich grave goods, suggests that the woman may have been a queen.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-484-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1909.527.42 A
• Date: 2nd Intermediate Period: 17th Dynasty (around 1641 to 1539 BC)
  Middle Kingdom
  Middle Kingdom
  
• Material: Cup / grape / date
  Cup / nutmeg
  
• Dimensions: 4.00" D
  4.00" x 3.25"
  
• What: Cup / grape / date
  Cup / nutmeg
  
• Subject: Vessels / Middle Kingdom
  Vessels / Middle Kingdom
  
• Who: Professor W.M. Flinders Petrie (Excavator)
  Professor W.M. Flinders Petrie (Excavator)
  
• Where: Ancient Egypt
  Ancient Egypt
  
• Event:
• Description: Shallow, circular cup of red pottery, containing dried grapes and dates: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Kingdom
  Shallow, oval cup of red earthenware, containing nutmegs etc.: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Kingdom
  
• References:
  • Petrie, W. M. Flinders. Qurneh. London: School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1909. 
  • Qurneh / by W.M. Flinders Petrie. London, B.S.A.E. & B. Quaritch, 1909, 6 - 10 
  • Qurneh / by W.M. Flinders Petrie. London, B.S.A.E. & B. Quaritch, 1909, 6 - 10 
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