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Long-necked flask with horizontal loop handles

Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Height x diameter: 8.5 x 7.8 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2707
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionLong necked flask with horizontal loop handles. There are two handles on the shoulders. The base is flat, and the rim is rolled. It is red-brown polished. There is black painted line decoration on the shoulders and rim. It is broken and mended. There are pieces missing.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.