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Dummy jar

Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos, temple, room M 69

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x depth: 4.8 x 2.1 cm (1 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1736
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionFaience dummy jar. It has a faded and worn blue-green glaze. It is a tall ovoid jar with an unusual upper body. The base is flat. It is crude modeling.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, temple M 69. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1903)