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Squat shouldered jar with lug handles
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pegmatitic hornblende diorite
Dimensions
Height x depth: 12.2 x 16.5 cm (4 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.1154
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is gray and white speckled. Handles are modeled on the shoulders. The base is flat, and the rim is flattened and everted. It is broken and mended. It is incomplete.
ProvenanceEgypt