Jar
| Object Number: | E12298 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt Abydos |
| Period: | Egyptian Predynastic Period Naqada II |
| Date Made: | 3500-3300 BCE |
| Early Date: | -3500 |
| Late Date: | -3300 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Technique: | Black Top Ware |
| Height: | 47.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 27.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1912 |
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
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 204-05 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] 1985. The Artifacts of Ancient Egypt.. National Museum of History, Republic of China. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 54 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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