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Bag-shaped jar
Egyptian
First Intermediate Period or Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, 537
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3299
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ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOne of eight jars, red brown ware, flattened base, hand molded.
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh Farag. 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)