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MM 10600 :: jar

Object description: A vessel with an ovoid body, modelled rim, tapering to a narrow flat base and two tubular string-hole handles. Whitish, buff surface with an exterior decoration in maroon. It features multiple motifs. The rim has lattice pattern. In between the rim and the handles are five horizontal lines, or ´flying flamingos´. On top of the handles are vertical lines. On the upper body, in between the handles, on both sides of the vessel, there is a ship depicted. It is propelled by multiple oars, it has two cabins and a standard adorned with three hills, placed side by side. The prow has a double branch, which terminates in three ¨drops¨. Below each ship is a sail? and a free standing cabin. Below each handle, on the lower body, is a large aloe. Below one handle is a diagonal string of three S-signs.

Data elements
References (2)

Inventory number

MM 10600

Serie nummer

6277

Previous ID

E600, also 28/221

Egypt, Number in Exhibition

Object

jar

Object, Swedish

kärl

Country - Findspot

Egypt : Africa

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Egypten

Place - Findspot

An Nazlah al-Mustajiddah

Geographic name, alternative

Mostagedda

Geographic name, alternative - Swedish

Mostagedda

Exhibition - Current

Egypten, 2014-

Description: The history of Egypt is long, from the first settlements in the Nile Valley around 7000 years ago to the present day. Egypt was for a long period of time ruled by autocratic kings – the pharaohs. At other times, it was part
of larger empires such as the Persian, Roman and Ottoman.
The pharaonic culture was characterised by high conservatism.
Things were – and should be – as they always had been.
Old traditions and ways of thinking lived on, long after the last pharaohs.
They were present in the customs and traditions of the Middle Ages and are present in Egypt today.
Welcome on a walk through the history of Egypt!
Time - Start: 20132013

Exhibition, Part of - Current

New Egypt, 1, Egypt takes form

Exhibition, showcase - Current

Egypten 1.3

Material

Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Lera; Keramik

Context

Mostagedda, Badari, tomb 221

Acquisition

From the Brunton´s excavation 1928.

Acquisition, Swedish

Från Brunton's utgrävning 1928.

Description, Swedish

Ett kärl med en oval kropp, modellerad kant, avsmalnande mot en smal, platt botten och två tubformade snörhålshandtag. Vitaktig, blekgul yta med en yttre dekoration i mörkrött. Den framställer flera motiv. Kanten har ett gittermönster. Mellan kanten och handtagen finns fem horisontella linjer, eller 'flygande flamingoer'. Ovanpå handtagen finns vertikala linjer. På den övre kroppen, emellan handtagen, på båda sidor om kärlet, finns ett skepp avbildat. Det är propellerat av flera åror, det har två kabiner och ett standar prytt med tre kullar, placerade sida vid sida. Bogen har en dubbel gren som slutar i tre "droppar". Nedanför varje skepp finns ett segel? och en fristående kabin. Under varje handtag, på den nedre kroppen, finns en stor aloe. Under ett handtag finns en diagonal rad av tre s-tecken.

Description

A vessel with an ovoid body, modelled rim, tapering to a narrow flat base and two tubular string-hole handles. Whitish, buff surface with an exterior decoration in maroon. It features multiple motifs. The rim has lattice pattern. In between the rim and the handles are five horizontal lines, or ´flying flamingos´. On top of the handles are vertical lines. On the upper body, in between the handles, on both sides of the vessel, there is a ship depicted. It is propelled by multiple oars, it has two cabins and a standard adorned with three hills, placed side by side. The prow has a double branch, which terminates in three ¨drops¨. Below each ship is a sail? and a free standing cabin. Below each handle, on the lower body, is a large aloe. Below one handle is a diagonal string of three S-signs.

Period

Badari (5500-4000 BC), Predynastic Period

Period, Swedish

Badari (5500-4000 f Kr), Fördynastisk tid

Egyptenutställningen 2014, English - Label

During Naqada II (ca 3600–3250 BC), a lighter clay from the desert’s edge was introduced. New shapes appeared, for example vessels with wavy handles. Another novelty was light coloured vessels with red decoration that sometimes imitated the surface of stone vessels. Complete narratives were sometimes painted in the same red colour, with boats, palm trees and mountains. During this period, the long-distance trade with areas in Syria-Palestine and even farther away increases. Along the trade routes, the pottery of Upper Egypt is spread north. At the end of the period the material culture is by and large the same for the whole of the Nile Valley and the Delta. The area is still politically divided between several minor kingdoms. During Naqada III (ca 3250–3100 BC), the pottery became more uniform with fewer decorated vessels and simpler motifs. During this time the first hieroglyphic writing appears in the form of simple notes on pottery. At the end of the period, ca 3100 BC, the Nile Valley and Delta are united into one state under the same king.

Egyptenutställningen 2014, Swedish - Label

Under perioden Naqada II (ca 3600–3250 f Kr) introduceras en ljusare lera från ökenkanten. Nya former dök upp, till exempel kärl med vågformade handtag. En annan nyhet var ljusa kärl med röd dekor, som ibland imiterade ytan på stenkärl. I samma röda färg målades ibland hela berättelser, med båtar, palmer och berg. Under den här perioden ökar långväga handel med områden i Syrien-Palestina och ännu längre bort. Längs handelsvägarna sprids keramiken från Övre Egypten norrut. Vid periodens slut är den materiella kulturen densamma i så gott som hela Nildalen och Deltat. Politiskt är området fortfarande delat mellan flera mindre kungadömen. Under Naqada III (ca 3250–3100 f Kr) blev keramiken mer enhetlig med färre dekorerade kärl och enklare motiv. Vid den här tiden uppkommer den första hieroglyfskriften i form av enkla noteringar på keramik. Vid periodens slut, ca 3100 f Kr är Nildalen och Deltat enade till en stat under samma kung.

Keyword

ceramics

Cf Publications

Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of prehistoric pottery and palettes, BSAE, (London 1921), 41 B (SD 46), J, N, S

Scharff, A. Die Altertümer der Vor- und Frühzeit Ägyptens I, Berlin, 1931, pl.14 No.329, 389

It is also depicted in Brunton, G., Mostagedda and the Tasian Culture first and second years 1928-1929, BME, (London, 1937), pl. XXXII 6: 221 = pl. XXXV no.17

Lucas, P. Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries , London, 1962, 383, and additional references listed within.

Baumann, H., Bemerkungen zur kultisch-mythischen Bedeutung der Aloe in Afrika, Mitteilungen der anthropologischen Gesellschaft in Wien 100, Wien 1970, 243 ff.

Keimer, L., Pendeloques en forme d’insectes faisant partie de colliers égyptiens, ASAE 34, 1934, 177 ff.

Larsen, H. On a Detail of the Naqada Plant, ASAE 54, 1957, 239 ff.

Laurent, V.- Täckholm, The Plant of Naqada, ASAE 51, 1951, 299 ff.

Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of prehistoric pottery and palettes, BSAE, (London 1921), 36 A (SD40.54) and G.

On the aloe, see also Petrie, W.M.F., Prehistoric Egypt, BSAE, (London, 1920), 18

Vandier, J., Manuel d’archéologie égyptienne I, Paris 1952, 335 ff., 346 f.

Regarding the standard, it does not exist in Petrie’s list; Prehistoric Egypt, pl. XXIII

Publications

George, B. , Frühe Keramik aus Ägypten, MedMusB , no.10, (Stockholm, 1975), pp.90-91, no.148

Brunton, G., Mostagedda and the Tasian Culture first and second years 1928-1929, BME, (London, 1937), pl. XXXII 6: 221 = pl. XXXV no.17

PhotoNegNo

Dig. neg.MM10600, Museum neg.3443-34445

Reference - Published in

George, Beate (1975) "Frühe Keramik aus Ägypten" in Medelhavsmuseet Bulletin no 10 (1975).

Source - http: libris.kb.se, books.google.se, archive.org

Height / Höjd

15,5 cm

Diameter

8,2 cm; 10,3 cm

Dimensions

H. 15.5 cm, Max Ø 10.3 cm, rim Ø 8.2 cm, Base Ø 3.3 cm

Condition

Complete, but for a small chipped rim and chipped lower body.

Original register

Egypt

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