Small ellipsoid jar


Accession Number
EC4031
Current Location
House of Life (first floor), Pottery case
Object Type
Receptacle/vessel, Jar
Period
Predynastic Period
Naqada II
Material
Pottery (Nile silt)
Measurements
Diameter: 95mm | Height: 138mm | Rim: 51mm | Height of Maximum Diameter: 77mm | Vessel Index: 68
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian

This image may be used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. For uses not covered under the Creative Commons license, or to license images for commercial uses, please contact the Egypt Centre.
Description

Small ellipsoid jar with pointed base and rolled rim (outside). The vessel has a deep red slip with vertical burnishing and was hand-made. One side has been reconstructed. It is an example of prehistoric "red polished ware" as defined by Flinders Petrie and dates to the predynastic period (Naqada I-II).

Munsell Chart reading

Outside: 2.5YR 4/4 reddish brown