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Shouldered jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Meris, Cemetery 41, Grave 406
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 20.7 x 5.2 cm (8 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3464
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis tall shouldered jar has a constricted neck and rolled rim. Its surface exhibits some blackening.
ProvenanceFrom between Meris and Markos, Nubia (Egypt). (ASN 41/406, 1908). Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: June 15, 2006)
(Accession Date: June 15, 2006)