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Small vase/ R ware jar fragments
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Storage: 21 x 11 x 6 cm, 0.5 lb. (8 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 in., 0.2 kg)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2993
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionGlobular, shoulder jar with flat base and everted rim; coarse surface; Brown ware, very friable; twenty-one pieces and small bag of flakes; once poorly repaired.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan. 1911: 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.