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Slender shouldered jar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, 5232 A #6
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 8.1 cm; Height: 31.6 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSlender shouldered jar with modeled rim, slightly funnel-shaped neck, and pointed base: largely complete, though a few rim sherds have not been reattached. Roughly "torpedo shaped." The body of the jar was handmade, possibly through coiling, and the neck and rim were made on the slow wheel or similar turning device. The exterior of the vessel has been white slipped. Plaster remnants splotch the exterior.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 5232 A/6. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.