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Object Number 64-17-50/10604
Display Title 25 potsherds
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic body sherds, red, black and buff ware, some with red painted lines
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Date 3999 BCE-3000 BCE
Culture
  • Late Predynastic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / Nubia
Additional Geographic Terms Afya; El-Derr, near
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 25
Label on object 64-17-50/10604
Provenance
Collector Hugh O'Neill Hencken (1964)
Donor Donated by Hugh O'Neill Hencken (1964)

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