Vase in the form of a bird, First Intermediate Period–early Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 9–12, ca. 2100–2010 BC, From Egypt, Pottery, paint, H. 17 × L. 21.5 cm (6 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.), The body of this pottery vase of Nile clay is in the form of a bird. The bird’s head and the tail have been broken off and it stands on four small feet. The body of the vessel is covered all over with a red coating and decorated with notches on the rim and wide bands of white paint which stretch horizontally across the widest part of the vessel
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Vase, form, bird, First Intermediate Period–early Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 9–12, ca, 2100–2010 BC, Egypt, Pottery, paint, H, 17, L, 21.5 cm, 6 11/16, 8 7/16, body, pottery vase, Nile clay, head, tail, broken off, stands, four small, feet, vessel, covered, red coating, decorated, notches, rim, wide bands, white paint, stretch horizontally, across, widest part
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