Stone vessels are among the commonest finds in the elite tombs of Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt. Most vessels are made from Egyptian calcite, but other materials such as siltstone are also common.
(click on the images to see the archaeological context - marked white or a larger picture of the vessel - marked yellow)
vessel (limestone) found in Lahun
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vessel found in Tarkhan
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andesite porphyry
Vessel (Ballas)
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black greywacke vessel in shape of vine leaf
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vessel found in Qau
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some others are made from siltstone
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fragments of a siltstone bowl found in Gizeh
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vessels found at Sedment
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subsidiary tombs of a big mastaba at Gizeh
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see:
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typology of Early Dynastic stone vessels
see an other example: UC 36987 (Abydos)
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