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Slender shouldered jar (Storage Jar)
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1 (?)
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 43
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 11 cm; Legacy height: 45 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2926
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSlender shouldered jar with pointed base and rolled rim: complete. The jar was coil made to the neck; the shoulder and rim of the jar were turned, either on a slow wheel or a similar turning device. The vessel was carefully smoothed on the exterior with upward strokes and was not slipped. Thin traces of mud lining remain on the interior of the vessel. Z/43/X written in black on exterior.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 43. 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: December 7, 1911)
(Accession date: December 7, 1911)