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Marl storage jar with potmark
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Naqada, 106
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 15 cm (16 9/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. M. F. Petrie
Accession Number97.89
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: S ware (marl)
Vessel type: slender
Profile: shoulder
Rim type: rolled
Base: rounded
Surface Condition: marl
Vessel Condition: good
Decoration: 2 incised bands around rim
Other: wet-incised potmark in shape of reversed "Y" rotated 90 degrees to the left
Vessel type: slender
Profile: shoulder
Rim type: rolled
Base: rounded
Surface Condition: marl
Vessel Condition: good
Decoration: 2 incised bands around rim
Other: wet-incised potmark in shape of reversed "Y" rotated 90 degrees to the left
ProvenanceFrom Naqada 106.