Medium conical jar
- Accession Number
- EC19
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Receptacle/vessel, Jar
- Period
- Predynastic Period
- Naqada II to Naqada III
- Material
- Pottery (Nile silt)
- Measurements
- Height: 130mm | Maximum diameter: 113mm | Rim diameter: 113mm | Height of maximum diameter: 130mm | Vessel index: 86
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A handmade pottery jar made of Nile silt clay and dating to the Predynastic Period. The jar has a conical shape and a pointed base with open rim. The rim is broken.
- Munsell Chart reading
-
10YR 5/2 greyish brown
- Bibliography
-
Wodzińska, A. 2009. A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Volume 1: Fayum A-Lower Egyptian Culture. - Boston, Ancient Egypt Research Associates.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 22 Apr 2022