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
Licensing details
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- Description
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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
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Outside: 2.5YR 4/4 reddish brown
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 25 Feb 2022