Location:
Mezzanin: At the Threshold of the Orient
Mezzanin: At the Threshold of the Orient
Location:
Mezzanin: At the Threshold of the Orient
Mezzanin: At the Threshold of the Orient
Bottle for drinking water
qulla
Standort
The middle Egyptian town of Qena supplied every house in the country with porous vessels of light grey clay, which kept drinking water cool and fresh due to surface evaporation or "sweating".
Object data
Inv. No.
12720
Object Name
Bottle for drinking water
Collection
Dated
before 1817
Accession Date
1881
Culture
Material
Ceramic
Dimensions
H. 15 cm × Dm. 8 cm
