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Beer jar (Slender shouldered jar)
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Debris E of mastaba G 7525
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 10.6 cm; Height: 44 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number28.1482a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSlender shouldered jar with pointed base, short neck, and direct rim: complete. Shoulder very high and quite pronounced. The jar was coil made to the neck; the shoulder and rim of the jar were turned, either on a slow wheel or a similar turning device. The vessel was carefully smoothed on the exterior with upward strokes and was not slipped.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, debris E of mastaba G 7525. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.