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Bag-shaped jar
Egyptian
Late Predynastic Period
Findspot: Egypt, Abadiya, H54
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Storage: 9 x 6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number99.675
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSquat jar with round base; fine red clay, no slip; rolled everted rim; neck has tool marks as from wheel-turning; white encrustation on surface.
ProvenanceFrom Abadiya, H54. 1898-1899, excavated by William Mathew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; sent over directly from Cairo on March 9, 1899 by Arthur C. Mace.
(Accessioned on: October 1, 1899)
(Accessioned on: October 1, 1899)