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Tall ovoid jar with two handles (oil jar)
Near Eastern
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, reign of Neferkara Pepy II
2246–2152 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb of Impy, G 2381 A
Medium/Technique
Pottery (non-Egyptian clay)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: approx. 12 cm; Base diameter: approx. 15 cm; Height: 49.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.2930
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionTall shouldered jar with modeled rolled rim, narrow neck, applied vertical loop handles, and flat base: complete. The jar is wheelmade and the exterior surface is lightly combed horizontally and is red slipped. There are deposits of limestone or gypsum on the exterior as well.
The jar is a foreign import to Egypt. Reisner and Smith paralleled this type to Levantine examples. Tests of the contents of other jars of this type yielded tree resin, likely mixed with something to create a fragrant oil. // Reisner B-LIV.
The jar is a foreign import to Egypt. Reisner and Smith paralleled this type to Levantine examples. Tests of the contents of other jars of this type yielded tree resin, likely mixed with something to create a fragrant oil. // Reisner B-LIV.
ProvenanceFrom Giza G 2381 A (tomb of Impy). 1912: 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.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)