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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: 3 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 3 in; 9.8 cm x 7.9 cm x 7.6 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1909.3132.AES
Credit Line:Gift of the American Exploration Society, Philadelphia
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Lug-handled jar of buff-colored clay with horizontal and diagonal running zig-zag designs in red slip.

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

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1909.3132.AES

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