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Squat redware jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Naqada, 396
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 10 cm (3 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. M. F. Petrie
Accession Number97.108
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: redware
Vessel type: squat
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: everted; narrow neck
Base: rounded
Surface Condition: slipped and burnished; somewhat worn exterior
Vessel Condition: rim chipped
Decoration: two bands of incised oblique lines on shoulder
Other: "396" written on base
Vessel type: squat
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: everted; narrow neck
Base: rounded
Surface Condition: slipped and burnished; somewhat worn exterior
Vessel Condition: rim chipped
Decoration: two bands of incised oblique lines on shoulder
Other: "396" written on base
ProvenanceFrom Naqada 396.