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Jar (only half of it surviving)

Jar (only half of it surviving)
 Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty I 3000 BCE-2890 BCE

Medium
calcite
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
calcite
Measurements
16.1 × 14.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
3403B-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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