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Redware shoulder jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Naqada
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. M. F. Petrie
Accession Number97.92
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRedware (P ware); tall shoulder jar; flat base; plain, everted rim; slipped with vertical burnishing. Two cracks, one small hole in body. Petrie type P406.
ProvenanceFrom Naqada, 181 (?) or 461 (?). [Number worn off]. Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund.