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Slender ovoid jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 8.3 cm; Height: approx. 30.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1934
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSlender shouldered jar with modeled rim, slightly funnel-shaped neck, and pointed base: complete. Roughly "torpedo shaped." The body of the jar was handmade, possibly through coiling, and the neck and rim were made on the slow wheel or similar turning device. The exterior of the vessel has been white slipped. Plaster remnants splotch the upper half of the exterior. // 14.1722, Reisner type A-IIc.
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From Giza; G 5232 A /5. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.