Bowl
Geographical origin unknown
Clay
Donated by the Egyptian Exploration Fund
Museum number 1976-709
Donor unrecorded
Museum number 1975-561
In Pre-Dynastic times the afterlife was considered a copy of life on earth. During this period the dead were buried with everyday objects like this simple bowl, which held food and drink, to high status objects.
Links:
[1] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/collectiontype/archaeology-foreign
[2] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/collectiontype/history-community-life
[3] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/objectcategory/death-and-burial
[4] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/objectcategory/egyptian
[5] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/objectcategory/serving-eating-and-drinking
[6] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/objectname/bowl
[7] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/objectname/pot
[8] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/sites/default/files/adlib/1976-709_1.jpg