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Bag-shaped jar

Egyptian
First Intermediate Period
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, 5120C Thieves' debris

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 17.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3423
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionJar, red-brown ware, type 23-10-51, with row of "/" marks incised around base
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh el-Farag, 5120C Thieves' debris. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)