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Tall ovoid jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: approx. 8 cm; Base diameter: 5.3 cm; Legacy height: 21.5 cm
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1378
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionTall ovoid jar with modeled ledge rim, narrow neck, and flat base: complete. The jar is made of Nile silt clay; its exterior surface has been red slipped and burnished. The vessel was hand made, likely by coiling, to the shoulder. Above the shoulder, the vessel was turned on the wheel or slow turning device. A tag pasted on the upper half of the body reads 743. "633" was written nearby in ink and crossed out in pencil. // 13.5595, Reisner B-XVIII.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.