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Cylinder jar

EGYPT, Kafr Tarkhan
Cylinder jar
 Predynastic Period, Naqada III 3200 BCE-3000 BCE

Medium
marl clay

Measurements
29.2 × 10.6 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented from the collection of Mrs Alec Tweedie, 1941
© Public Domain

Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Kafr Tarkhan, Egypt

Accession Number
4784A-D3

Department
Antiquities

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