Mit Rahina Ware Vessel

200–100 BCE
Diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Overall: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
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Location: 107 Egyptian

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With its eggshell-thin walls and low-relief decoration, this vessel is one of the very finest examples of Mit Rahina ware. The decoration is a system of friezes incorporating non-Egyptian motifs; the griffins and rosettes are Persian, while the egg-and-dart edge pattern is Greek. Contrasting hues and traces of gold hint at an original appearance that must have been stunning.
Mit Rahina Ware Vessel

Mit Rahina Ware Vessel

200–100 BCE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)

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