Jar
Predynastic Period, Naqada II 3500 BCE-3200 BCE
Medium
Nile silt clay
Measurements
13.6 × 10.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Guy Brunton, 1932
Gallery location
Not on display
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