Pottery

Dynasty Dynasty 19 (Ancient Egyptian, 1295–1186 BCE)

Period New Kingdom Period (Ancient Egyptian, 1550–1070 BCE)

Place of OriginEgypt, Balabish necropolis, Tomb 88(?)

Date19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)

Dimensions4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LineGift of the Egyptian Exploration Fund

Object number

1915.109

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Label TextThis small redware vessel comes from a tomb at Balabish, an important cemetery site near Abydos excavated in 1915. The jar dates to Egypt’s New Kingdom (19th Dynasty) and would have been included in a burial to hold food or drink offerings. Balabish provided archaeologists with a snapshot of everyday life and burial customs in a rural community. Though unadorned, objects like this were central to ancient funerary practice, ensuring the dead were nourished in the afterlife.