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Squat shouldered jar with lug handles

2575–2465 B.C.
Medium/TechniquePegmatitic hornblende diorite
DimensionsHeight x depth: 12.2 x 16.5 cm (4 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.1154
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceEgypt
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.
Squat shouldered jar
2575–2465 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.