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Beer Jar (Ovoid jar)
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Ballas
Medium/Technique
Pottery (coarse Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 10.5-12.3 cm; Height: 33.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of W. M. F. Petrie
Accession Number97.114
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBeer jar with modeled rim, very short neck, and pointed base: complete. The body of the vessel was handmade, likely though the coiling technique, while the short neck and rim were made on a wheel or similar turning device. The jar was not slipped. // GPMP type AB4, Reisner type A-4.
ProvenanceFrom Ballas. excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the EEF in the division of finds by the Egyptian government; voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over
Gift of W.M.F. Petrie: March 1897
Gift of W.M.F. Petrie: March 1897