Photo of collection object Jar with Two String-Hole Handles — Jar with Two String-Hole Handles, ca. 3600-2800 B.C.E.. Porphyry, 3 3/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 11/16 in. (8.1 x 7.3 x 6.8 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.11. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Jar with Two String-Hole Handles

ca. 3600-2800 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Vessel
Formatted Medium: Porphyry
Medium: porphyry
Dynasty: Dynasty 1
Period: Predynastic Period, Naqada II – Early Dynastic Period
Dimensions: 3 3/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 11/16 in. (8.1 x 7.3 x 6.8 cm)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 09.889.11
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Exhibitions: Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: Pre-Dynastic, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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