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votive offerings

Foreign Archaeology, Egypt Gallery, clay bread offerings (image/jpeg)
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Summary

: H1100

: Egyptology

: votive offerings

: 7 clay votive offerings made from rolled clay with tapering ends, folded in half, 5 are straight, 2 have the ends crossed over.

clay food offerings

Current Location

On Display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Egypt Gallery

: Abydos, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

: grave 276, altar of Khirfu at Abydos temple

: 2613-2494 BC

: Old Kingdom

: [Citation] Abydos II. pl. XIV.285-7, p.30.

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