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Globular ovoid jar with tube handles
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 103
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x depth: 9.3 x 10.4 cm (3 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2471
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe surface is worn. The base is rounded, and the rim is rolled and everted. Handles are modeled on the shoulders. One of the handles is broken off. It has horizontal brown veins. The rim is chipped. Otherwise, it is complete.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 103. 1910-11: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: October 19, 1911).
(Accession date: October 19, 1911).