Overview Collection
Title: (Group of Five Coptic Marble Vessels)
Period: (Coptic Period)
Date: (ca. 4th–7th century CE)
Culture: (Coptic Egyptian)
Medium: (Coptic Marble)
Dimensions:
- Vessel 1: Height 18.5 cm; Mouth Diameter 12.5 cm
- Vessel 2: Height 16 cm; Mouth Diameter 9 cm
- Vessel 3: Height 14 cm; Mouth Diameter 8 cm
- Vessel 4: Height 11 cm; Mouth Diameter 7.5 cm
- Vessel 5: Height 10 cm; Mouth Diameter 6 cm
Classification: (Coptic Marble Vessels)
Credit Line: (SAC – Société d’Archéologie Copte)
Object Number: (SAC - COP.MAR.VES.1990.014)
Curatorial Department: (Coptic Art and Stone Objects Department)
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