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Shouldered jar with trumpet neck
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 4530 A
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 12.5 cm; Base diameter: 2.7 cm; Height: 29.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2003
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionShouldered jar with modeled rim, trumpet neck, and pointed base whose tip has been flattened: reconstructed from sherds, complete. The body of the jar was handmade, possibly through coiling, while the neck and rim were made on the slow wheel or similar turning device. Repaired and partially restored in 1935. Reisner type B-LIXb.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G4530A. 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.