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Red polished jar with black stripes
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Ahnas el-Medinet
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 28.5 x 10.5 cm (11 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number91.270
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRed polished jar with black stripes. It is made of coarse red clay. There are two black lines around the neck and on the body. It is amphora shaped with a pointed base. The rim is rolled.
ProvenanceFrom Ihnasya el-Medina (Herakleoplis Magna). 1890-1891: excavated by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 1891, presented to the MFA by the EEF.
(Accession date: December 8, 1891)
(Accession date: December 8, 1891)