Jar

Description

Jar of earthenware with a flat base, short everted neck, and two wavy ledge handles: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Hu (Diospolis Parva), Predynastic, Naqada IIIa period, c.3500-3200 BC

Museum reference

A.1899.265.72

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Jar

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Predynastic
Naqada II

Style / Culture

Naqada II (Gerzean), Predynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Earthenware

Physical description

Earthenware, red; flat base, short everted neck, two wavy ledge handles

Collection place(s)

Diospolis Parva, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa
Diospolis Parva, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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