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Wavy handled jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Findspot: Egypt, Hierakonpolis
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 23.5 × 11 cm (9 1/4 × 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number98.1086
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ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWavy handled shoulder jar; pinkish marl clay; rolled everted rim, flat base, surface finish yellowish and uneven. Applied handles.
ProvenanceProbably from Hierakonpolis (mistakenly said to be from Dendara). 1898: excavated by James Quibell for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)