- This is a delightful pot, painted with a drake (as in male duck, not dragon) as the centrepiece of the decoration. It’s about 16cm tall (a little over 6 inches) and was found at Abydos by the EEF (now EES) excavations in 1904. 🧵1/4 #Egyptology
- The conditions in Egypt are good for preserving colour, so ancient Egyptian artifacts make it obvious that history wasn’t just varying shades of beige & brown endlessly repeating. Here you can see the red, yellow, blue & white almost as vibrant as the day the pot was made. 🧵2/4Oct 10, 2025 13:38
- However I should note that it probably belonged to someone with some degree of wealth. I don’t know any more context for it than “Abydos” but it was probably dug up in the grave of someone whose family were wealthy enough to send such a nice pot into eternity with the deceased.🧵3/4
- It was found at Abydos, and is now in the Ashmolean Museum, acc. no. E.2434 🧵4/4 See it on my photo site: photos.talesfromthetwolands.org/picture.php?... Jigsaw Puzzles: easier: www.jigsawplanet.com?rc=play&pid=... harder: www.jigsawplanet.com?rc=play&pid=...
