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Squat shouldered jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple, I 54-144
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Base diameter: approx. 8.8 cm; Maximum diameter: approx. 16 cm; Height from base to bottom of neck: 11 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSquat shouldered jar with flat base: complete from base to shoulder but missing all of the neck and rim. The vessel was manufactured on the wheel. After the vessel was thrown, the exterior of the jar below the shoulder was scraped and cut into the desired shape. The jar is red slipped and burnished on the exterior through to the interior of the neck. The form is // Eg.Inv.7981, though larger.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple I 54-144. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.