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Jar from a foundation deposit

570–526 B.C.
Object PlaceTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePottery
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.542
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha, temple of Wadjet; 1887. Excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 24, 1887. (Accession date: June 24, 1887)