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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Lug-handled jar
Date Made:3600-3200 BCE (Predynastic, Naqada II period)
Type:Container
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware with applied slip and pigment
Place Made:Africa; Egypt; Naqada or Ballas
Measurements:Overall: 4 5/8 in x 6 3/4 in; 11.7 cm x 17.1 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1909.3133.AES
Credit Line:Gift of the American Exploration Society, Philadelphia
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Lug-handled squat jar of buff-colored clay with red-painted spiral decoration on body, running zigzags on handles. Mouth badly chipped.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; containers; vessels; pottery; jars

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1909.3133.AES

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