Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, PM 30-47-57 |
Support type | Artefact » Container » Beehive-shaped vessel | ||||||
Material | Alabaster | ||||||
Measures | h. 8.5, d. 8.7/5.7 | ||||||
Decoration |
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Notes on support and decorations | Typical beehive-shaped vessel as classified by J. Hassel. The vessel is not perfectly symmetrical, being higher in one part. The perforated handles are in the shape of lion heads. Around the handles black stains are visible. Surface polished. |
Modern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Link to site record |
Hassel 1997: 256, figs 7/K1, 8 | Hassel, Jonathan 1997. Alabaster Beehive-Shaped Vessels. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 8/2: 245-281. |