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Vessel Lid (1975.1198.01)

by The Egypt Centre

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Licence	CC BY
Source	Sketchfab
Designer	The Egypt Centre
Attribution	The Egypt Centre on Sketchfab · CC-BY 4.0 (attribution required) · Attribution required
Tags	egypt, vessel, travertine, museumcollection, predynastic, early-dynastic

A stone vessel lid carved from travertine, dating to the Naqada II to Early Dynastic Period (c. 3500–2650 BC). The main body forms a flattened, rounded cover with a shallow circular depression carved into the upper surface. The protruding neck and head form a handle, featuring small circular depressions carved on either side, perhaps designed to receive inlaid eyes. Opposite the head, a small, neatly drilled hole housed a pin or peg, enabling the lid to swivel horizontally across the rim of an underlying stone or ceramic container. While closely paralleled by Early Dynastic turtle-shaped vessel lids (cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art 1980.310), the rounded contours of the head and bill-like profile also admit the possibility that it represents a stylised water bird. The stone surface exhibits a buff, cream-grey patina with minor pitting.

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