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Tall ovoid jar with lug handles
Tall ovoid jar with lug handles

Tall ovoid jar with lug handles

2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
FindspotEl-Amra (El Amrah), Egypt
Medium/TechniquePegmatitic hornblende diorite
DimensionsOverall: 10.5 cm
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number01.7298
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom el-Amra (El-Amrah). 1900-1901: excavated by D. Randall-Maciver for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the MFA.
(Accession Date: August 1, 1901)
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