inkwell; Fayoum; Ink wells; Faience; Clay (unfired)
Small vertical rim around opening (1.7 cm diameter) 2 concentric bands of decoration cover convex top side of vessel. Two opposite ends pulled up and pierced through for hanging (one broken off). Carinated top edge, cu-shape body. Sides curve in continuously. Short articulated base has concave underside. Egg and dart design on stylized tooth pattern on inner band. Yellowish clay, blackened thoroughly by fire.
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