Photo of collection object Wavy-handled Jar — Wavy-handled Jar, ca. 3350-3250 B.C.E.. Terracotta, 8 1/16 x greatest diam. 4 13/16 in. (20.4 x 12.2 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.608. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Wavy-handled Jar

ca. 3350-3250 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Vessel
Formatted Medium: Terracotta
Medium: terracotta
Locations: Possible place collected: Abu Zaidan, Egypt
Period: Late Naqada II Period to early Naqada III Period
Dimensions: 8 1/16 x greatest diam. 4 13/16 in. (20.4 x 12.2 cm)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 09.889.608
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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