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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Jar
Date Made:1570-1293 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18)
Type:Container
Materials:Clay
Place Made:Egypt; Abydos; tomb P Beta; excavations of 1911
Measurements:H.: 7-1/4 inches; Diam.: 5 inches
Narrative Inscription:  Marked on object: "AA12; PB A11."
Accession Number:  MH 1911.12.2.A.A
Credit Line:Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Tall, wide-mouthed jar, tapering from shoulder to flat base; of coarse, pinkish beige ware. Believed to be a shabti jar.

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

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1911.12.2.A.A

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