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Tall, shouldered jar with neck and projecting rim (hes-jar)

Egyptian
Old Kingdom to First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 6–11
2323–1991 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Deir, N 2021
Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Legacy dimension: H. .126 m. Diameter of lip .047 m.
Credit Line Brought from Harvard Camp in 1947
Accession Number47.1695
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAlabaster; necked jar with flat base and wide flat rim. Broken, and mended by W. J. Young in 1950.
ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Deir; N 2021, no. 3. / Exp.Ph. OS C 9628