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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Jar
Date Made:2040-1782 BCE (Dynasties 11-12)
Type:Container
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Africa; Egypt; Dendera
Measurements:H.: 6-1/2 inches; Diam.: 2-5/8 inches
Accession Number:  MH 1909.15.A
Credit Line:Gift of the American Exploration Society, Philadelphia
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Round-bottomed globular jar of red-brown Nile silt clay with short, slightly flaring neck. Coarse fabric with pinholes from straw temper.

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

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1909.15.A

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