Vessel Handle

82-28-144

From: Egypt | Abydos

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 82-28-144
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Abydos
Site Name Abydos
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic
Inscription Language Greek Alphabet
Description

Fragment of a handle from a marl-ware vesel. Surface has a buff slip, and the ceramic is red-orange in cross section. Stamp impression on the handle reads "AMOP" (amor, "love") in Greek characters.

Height 5.1 cm
Length 7 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Penn-Yale Expedition to Abydos, Egypt; David O'Connor and William Kelly Simpson, 1982
Other Number 77/64 - Field No SF

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