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Jar

Jar
 Predynastic Period – Early Dynastic Period, Naqada III – Dynasty I 3200 BCE-2890 BCE

Medium
Nile silt clay
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Nile silt clay
Measurements
13.5 × 15.3 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
784-D2
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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