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Squat shouldered jar

2575–2465 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniquePegmatitic hornblende diorite
DimensionsHeight x depth: 7.7 x 12.4 cm (3 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.1156
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Menkaura (Menkaura) Valley Temple, Giza. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

Findspot Information: From Menkaura (Mycerinus) Valley Temple
Tall ovoid jar with lug handles
2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
Concave sided beaker
2490–2472 B.C.
Cylindrical bowl
2490–2472 B.C.
Disk-shaped macehead
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Piriform mace head
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
Kohl jar
2061–1070 B.C.
Cylinder seal
2334–2154 B.C.
Large deep convex bowl
3100–2630 B.C.
Bowl with re-curved rim
2548–2530 B.C.