Urn of Ovoid Shape

ca. 3100–2625 B.C.E.

Caption

Urn of Ovoid Shape, ca. 3100–2625 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 4 1/16 x greatest diam. 2 9/16 in. (10.3 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.71.

Title

Urn of Ovoid Shape

Date

ca. 3100–2625 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 1 to Dynasty 3

Period

Early Dynastic Period

Medium

Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

4 1/16 x greatest diam. 2 9/16 in. (10.3 x 6.5 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

09.889.71

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