Pot

This ceramic pot is 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 pot has an out-turned rim and short neck, flaring gradually into a bag-shaped body with a slightly pointed base.

Wealthy people in ancient Egypt were buried with a range of objects to help them in the Afterlife. These included religious amulets, food and drink, furniture, games, clothes, jewels, and even miniature servants to do the work.

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Online ID:	000-180-001-470-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1909.527.40
Date:	17th Dynasty 2nd Intermediate Period: 17th Dynasty (around 1641 to 1539 BC)
Material:
Dimensions:	9.50" H x 7.00" D
What:	Jar
Subject:	Vessels / Middle Kingdom
Who:	Professor W.M. Flinders Petrie (Excavator)
Where:	Ancient Egypt
Event:
Description:	Oviform, rough pottery jar: 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
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