Jar

E12298

From: Egypt | Abydos

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E12298
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Abydos
Period Egyptian Predynastic Period | Naqada II
Date Made 3500-3300 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Top Ware
Description

Black-topped red ware jar. Small flat base; ovoid shaped body; high sloping shoulder and short neck with wide mouth. Beveled rim. No potmarks. Well known type found in Upper Egyptian sites

Height 47.5 cm
Outside Diameter 27.5 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1912

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