Jar

E1399

From: Egypt | Ballas

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E1399
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Ballas
Locus Grave Q576
Period Middle Predynastic | Naqada II
Date Made 3550-3400 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic | Paint
Technique Painted
Iconography Boat | Man
Description

Jar with two lugs. This vessel is decorated with depictions of boats. The sole figure is male. The standards on the boats closely resemble the symbols of Min and Bat.

Light red ware, buff slip. Designs of boat, man and ensigns in dark red paint. Flat base; ovoid shaped body. Overhanging rim.

Height 11.9 cm
Outside Diameter 5.5 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie, 1895
Other Number ES1399 - Other Number

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