Photo of collection object Model Jar on Stand
Model Jar on Stand, ca. 3200-2675 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 9/16 x Diam. 13/16 in. (6.5 x 2 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 58.128.2. Creative Commons-BY.

Model Jar on Stand

ca. 3200-2675 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

These little models represent pointed or round-bottomed containers that were stored in upright stands. The shapes of the pots suggest that they held water or beer. Models like these examples may have been placed in a temple as symbolic offerings to a god.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Formatted Medium
Faience
Medium
faience
Locations
Reportedly from: el-Mahasna, Egypt
Dimensions
2 9/16 x Diam. 13/16 in. (6.5 x 2 cm)
Accession Number
58.128.2
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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