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Miniature ovoid jar with tubular handles
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 116
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x depth: 7.3 x 5.9 cm (2 7/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2449
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe stone is fine-grained. Handles are drilled on the shoulders. The base is flat, and the rim is rolled and everted. The rim is modeled. It is broken and mended. A small fragment is missing.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 116. 1910-11: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)
(Accession date: October 19, 1911)