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Combed ware jar
Near Eastern
Early Bronze Age
about 2625–2500 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Giza, G 4240 A, Easting: 0.000, Northing: 0.000; Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height if complete: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5639
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragments of a large two handled jar. Red ware with gray interior with white inclusions. Surface covered with a buff slip and decorated with a combed pattern. Fifty-seven total fragments.
Syrian import
Syrian import
ProvenanceFrom Giza mastaba G 4240 A. Excavated by the Harvard-MFA Expedition (field no. 13-11-65) November 1913.