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Egyptian

Squat Jar, ca. 3400 BCE

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Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Squat Jar

Year

ca. 3400 BCE

Medium

Ceramic (marl clay)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

terracotta

Dimensions

Height: 6 cm (2 3/8 inches)

Type

Ceramics

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

77.115

Exhibition History

Ancient Egyptian Galleries

Buff-colored pottery with red decoration was the most common form of ceramic ware during the final stages of Predynastic period. The spirals imitate the naturally occurring whorls in the stone of a carved vessel, which would have been more costly to produce. The jar could be hung by ropes slipped throug the lug handles.

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