Jar

Jar
 Predynastic Period, Naqada II 3500 BCE-3200 BCE

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Nile silt clay
Measurements
11.9 × 8.4 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D182-1982
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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