Jar
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
DATES
ca. 3100â2675 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Early Dynastic Period
DIMENSIONS
4 x Diam. 3 1/4 in. (10.1 x 8.2 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
07.447.44
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Ovoid jar, with rather small flattened base, rather wide mouth, torus-lip, offset from body by neck-groove. Straight deep boring, banded alabaster, with a broad band of rough texture around waist.
Condition: Rim slightly chipped. Flaws in stone at base. Slightly soiled.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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