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These two 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 woman may have been a queen.

The squat pots have textile coverings over their mouths, and are linked together with thread.

In ancient Egypt, the dead were often buried with a variety of goods that symbolised important aspects of funerary belief. This burial is exceptionally wealthy in food offerings, jewellery and furniture, all the more remarkable since it dates from the 17th Dynasty, a period when Egypt was politically divided and relatively impoverished.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-467-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1909.527.38 A
• Date: 17th Dynasty
  17th Dynasty
  2nd Intermediate Period: 17th Dynasty (around 1641 to 1539 BC)
  
• Material: Vase
  Vase
  
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• What: Vase
  Vase
  
• 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: One of two pottery vases linked together with thread: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, 17th Dynasty
  One of two pottery vases linked together with thread: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, 17th Dynasty
  
• 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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