Jar with Impressed and Incised Decoration
ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The rows of triangles on this jar, alternately decorated and plain, typify early Nubian pottery design. Examples of Egyptian pottery from the same period, decorated mostly with painted scenes of humans and animals, can be seen in the nearby Early Egypt gallery.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Clay, pigment
- Dimensions
- 3 3/8 x greatest diam. 1 15/16 in. (8.5 x 5 cm)
- Accession Number
- 09.889.446
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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