Object Number: H473

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: offering platter

Archaeological Site Name: Dendereh

Description: Oval shaped pottery platter, with one end straight and the other end is broken. There is a ridge modelled near the flat end. The section at the broken end has three modelled pieces, food offerings: an ox head and some cakes or vegetables. The broken end would have contained a spout for libations. With the object there are three small bowls containing offerings of grain.

On Display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Egypt Gallery