A tall shouldered jar made of Nile silt. Its body is slender with a rolled rim and a narrow flat base. An inscribed mark is visible on the shoulder of the vessel, which is likely a potter's mark. The decoration is made of semi-circular impressions located under the rim. This vessel was handmade. Its body's surface is abraded and presents limestone inclusions. Similar to First Dynasty pottery from Abydos with clay stopper (Hayes 1953, p. 112). Excavated by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt at the site of Tarkhan during the 1911–12 season. The object was gifted to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth by John Bancroft Willans, a subscriber of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, who received the object in 1912. Subsequently gifted to the Egypt Centre in 1997. Such jars are commonly called 'wine jars' though they could have been used to store oil, resin, or other commodities.

2.5YR 5/3 reddish brown

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