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Jar from a stand

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 4733 E

Medium/Technique Pottery (Nile silt)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-113a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionShouldered jar with small hole mouth opening and direct rim, flat base. Red slipped with band of black paint above base. Rectangle incised in lower body above black band and outlined in black. Originally fitted into a large flat pottery base with plaster, remains of plaster adhering.
Condition: mostly complete, previously mended, surface slip worn
Similar to 14-2-110 or 14-2-111. Group of four pots mounted on a single base
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 4733E. 19: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.