Egyptian Balla Pottery

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 04 April 2016

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Egyptian Balla Pottery — Ballas ware ovoid pottery pot; they had constricted neck and almost vertical collar above. The surface was incised with decorations. From tomb 263 at El-Kab, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1991–1803 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 04). Egyptian Balla Pottery. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4765/egyptian-balla-pottery/

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