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Combed ware jar
Near Eastern
2323–2150 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt; Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7330
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 44 x 42 cm (17 5/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Overall (Legacy dimensions): 50.1 x 10.6 (diameter of base) x 30.8 (width across handles) cm (19 3/4 x 4 3/16 x 12 1/8 in.)
Overall (Legacy dimensions): 50.1 x 10.6 (diameter of base) x 30.8 (width across handles) cm (19 3/4 x 4 3/16 x 12 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number37.1319
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
Description"Special Ware" oil jar with two vertical stirrup handles, flat base and flattened, everted rim. Light brown to pink ware. Impressed pattern of vertical and horizontal lines from base to top of shoulder; plastic double-winged-shaped mark on one side of body. Broken, mended, and partially restored in plaster.
Syrian import
Syrian import
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7330. Exp.Ph.B 8356 (top?) / C 13432 / C 13433. BG. 437. 1934: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.