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Shouldered jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2100 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2000 B I, chamber
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 9.7 cm, Maximum diameter: 20.8 cm; Height: 36.3 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3232
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionShouldered jar with rolled rim, cylindrical neck, and pointed base: complete. The body was handmade, perhaps through coiling, while the rim and neck were thrown on the slow wheel or made on a similar turning device. The exterior of the jar is coated in a red slip. Traces of plaster are scattered around the neck, as are black marks. A bag with mud fragments - probably part of the original stopper - is stored inside the pot. An additional cardboard box filled with mud stopper fragments is stored with the jar and is part of the object
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 2000 B I, chamber. 1935: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)