Year of Object(s) Creation: 3501-3000 BC
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Object Type(s): Amphora, Food/Drink Container
Object Material(s): ceramic, stone, terracotta
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Excavated between1930and1953 by I.Rizkhana and J. Seeher for Cairo University and the German Institute in Cairo
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Circumstance of Acquisition: Sanctioned
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Location: Bonham's Auction House on October 28, 2004

Egyptian Ma’adi Vessels


Description:
Unknown number of Ma'adi Vessels - mostly vessels of pottery and stone

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2002
Year Claim Resolved: 2005
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government
Complainant Nation: Egypt
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Bonham's
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Company

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Editor's Notes:
Curators at the Met spotted them for sale and alerted the Supreme Council of Antiquities (Egypt).