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Jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Findspot: Egypt, Abadiya
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 7 cm (5 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number99.722
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOvoid Nile silt jar with pointed base and everted, rolled rim. Broken and restored with a plaster substance on the interior; small fragments still missing. Surface worn.
ProvenanceFrom Abadiya. 1898-1899, excavated by William Mathew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; sent over directly from Cairo on March 9, 1899 by Arthur C. Mace.
(Accessioned on: October 1, 1899)
(Accessioned on: October 1, 1899)