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Bag-shaped jar

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, 233

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 14.5 cm (8 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3370
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionOne of eighteen.
Ware type: red-brown ware
Body type:
Profile: bag
Rim type: rolled, everted
Base: round
Surface:
Condition: complete, but in two pieces
Decoration:
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh el-Farag, 233. 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)