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Sinusoidal jar
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–about 1640 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x depth: 8 x 5.2 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from the Estate of Professor Henry Williamson Haynes
Accession Number12.806
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFaience sinusoidal jar. It has a deep blue glaze. There are irregular darker markings intended to represent lotus flowers. The base is flat, and the rim is slightly rolled. There are chips broken off of the rim. The surface is worn. It is complete.
Provenance1877/1878, probably collected in Egypt by Henry Williamson Haynes (b. 1831 - d. 1912), Boston; 1912, gift of the estate of Henry William Haynes, through his sister-in-law, Sarah Harding Blanchard (b. 1846), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 18, 1912)