Two-character inscription on the underside of base: braided rope (emphatic h) and a loaf (t) = het.
Bowl with Archaic Inscription on Base, 2955/2780 BC
- Egyptian
Carved stone
- height x diameter: 3 x 4 7/8 in. 7.5 x 12.5 cm
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry G. Fischer
1984.48
Details
Fischer, Henry G., "A First Dynasty Bowl Inscribed with the Group Ht," CHRONIQUE D' EGYPTE, XXXVI, no 71, 1961, pp 19-22.
Egyptian, Bowl with Archaic Inscription on Base, 2955/2780 BC, Carved stone. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry G. Fischer, 1984.48.