Small ovoid jar with handles
1070–712 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBlack limestone or basalt?
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 4.1 x 3.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.568
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Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.