Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 177 of 966 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed		 


Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Jar with zigzag motif
Date Made:4000-3600 BCE (Predynastic, Naqada I period)
Type:Container; Vase; Jar
Materials:Earthenware; applied slip and pigments (black-topped redware)
Place Made:Africa; Egypt; Abydos
Measurements:Overall: 7 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 18.4 cm x 8.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Marked on object: "U13".
Accession Number:  MH 1911.13.A.A
Credit Line:Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
mh_1911_a_a_inv_v2.jpg

Description:
Black-topped red ware storage jar with two bands of white-painted running zigzag decoration on exterior.

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

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1911.13.A.A

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

3 Related Media Items

mh_1911_a_a_inv_v2.jpg
mh_1911_a_a_inv_v2.jpg 		mh_1911_a_a_inv_v2.jpg
mh_1911_a_a_inv_v1_cc.jpg 		mh_1911_a_a_inv_v2.jpg
mh_1911_a_a_inv_v2_cc.jpg
<< Viewing Record 177 of 966 >>