Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, Dynasties 1-3 / Squat jar with lug handles / 2950-2573 BC

Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, Dynasties 1-3
Squat jar with lug handles
2950-2573 BC
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT: Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, Dynasties 1-3
Title: Squat jar with lug handles
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: -295
Creation End Date: -257
Creation Date: 2950-2573 BC
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Vessels
Materials and Techniques: pegmatitic hornblende diorite
Dimensions: Diameter: 21.1cm, Diameter of mouth: 8.3cm, Overall: 13cm, Diameter of mouth without rim: 8.3cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1914.648
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Style or Period: Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, Dynasties 1-3
Context: A single tomb might contain hundreds of stone vessels replicating the shapes of pottery vessels used in everyday life. Prospectors and quarrymen traveled far in search of the desired materials. Hornblende diorite, a hard stone notable for its mottled tex
AMICA ID: CMA_.1914.648
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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