Artefact ID | 1026 |
TM ID | - |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 25 (Aḫmīm) | Class | Cooking/table/transport/storage ware |
Material | Ceramic |
Description | Bowl made of fine and dense clay on the turntable. On the inside bottom, an ichthys symbol is painted as part of an anchor. A drawing of this decoration, now faded and indistinct, was provided by R. Forrer (1907: fig. 78), while O. Wulff published a glass negative (Wolff 1911: 13). |
Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 500 |
Dating criteria | Decoration |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Uncertain. The bowl was either acquired by Forrer in Egypt in 1894 (?) or excavated in Aḫmīm. |
Accession number | Berlin, Staatliche Museen, MBK-Inv.-Nr. 6639 |