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JarPredynastic - First Intermediate Period (5500 - 2061 BCE)

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Small carved alabaster or bone cone-shaped vessel lying on its side, open mouth facing left, cream-colored with smooth undecorated surface and faint age marks

Unknown, Jar, Predynastic - First Intermediate Period (5500 - 2061 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Jar
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Predynastic - First Intermediate Period (5500 - 2061 BCE)
Medium
Calcite
Dimensions
Height: 5 1/4 in. (13.35 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Accession Number
50.4.13.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art

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