Jar
Predynastic Period, Naqada I 4000 BCE-3500 BCE
Medium
Nile silt clay
Measurements
25.1 × 11.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Gallery location
Not on display
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