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Ovoid jar (Storage jar)
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3–8
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, San el-Hagar
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 9.1 cm; Legacy height: 35 cm
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.713
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionComplete ovoid storage jar of Nile Silt clay, roughly spherical, with a round base and slightly modeled rim: complete. The neck is cylindrical; the jar is unslipped. The vessel was handmade, likely through coiling, through the body, while the neck and rim were turned on a slow wheel or turning device. It bears five incised lines in a horizontal band above the midsection and a pre-fired, incised potmark in the shape of a bisected, upside-down "v".
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)