Highly-skilled potters at Meroe produced beautiful ceramics so delicate that archaeologists call it ‘eggshell ware’. Using potter’s wheels they shaped very fine clay into thin walled cups, beakers and bowls used for formal tableware. The painted floral decoration on the sides and base of this shallow bowl were inspired by Greek ceramics. One section of the vessel is broken and mended together with a missing part reconstructed in plaster and painted to match the original. 


Exhibited at Musée du Louvre (Paris) 2010 exhibiton 'Méroé: Un empire sur le Nil' , the first exhibition devoted exclusively to Meroe, a kingdom of the ancient Sudan known for its legendary capital and the pyramids of its famous necropolis.

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Highly-skilled potters at Meroe produced beautiful ceramics so delicate that archaeologists call it ‘eggshell ware’. Using potter’s wheels they shaped very fine clay into thin walled cups, beakers and bowls used for formal tableware. The painted floral decoration on the sides and base of this shallow bowl were inspired by Greek ceramics. One section of the vessel is broken and mended together with a missing part reconstructed in plaster and painted to match the original. Exhibited at Musée du Louvre (Paris) 2010 exhibiton 'Méroé: Un empire sur le Nil' , the first exhibition devoted exclusively to Meroe, a kingdom of the ancient Sudan known for its legendary capital and the pyramids of its famous necropolis.

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