Drinking cup

Cylindrical vase in the shape of a mug, with annular base and its surface painted in orange. It is decorated with brown amphibious, very schematic, evoking the water. This motive is frequently found in other recipients, showing the perfection of the Nubian craftsmen and their original themes.

Present location	MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID
Inventory number	1980/98/260
Dating	MEROITIC PERIOD
Archaeological Site	MASMAS:-NAG`GAMUS
Category	VASE
Material	CLAY; POTTERY
Technique	PAINTED; FORMED ON THE POTTER'S WHEEL
Height	9.6 cm
Diameter	8.2 cm

Bibliography

• ALMAGRO BASCH, M., ALMAGRO GORBEZ, M.J; PEREZ - DIE, Mº C. Arte Faraónico. Exposición, 1975, P. 280 Nº 202,
• ALMAGRO BASCH, M., La Necrópolis meroítica de Nag Gamus (Masmas, Nubia Egipcia). Memorias de la Misión Arqueológica Española en Nubia, VIII, 1965, P. 46 Fig. 29 Lám.XXIV, 2.
• PEREZ-DIE, C. Nubia. Los reinos del Nilo en Sudán.Catalogo de Exposición. Barcelona-Madrid, 2003, nº 27

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