Squat Dummy Jar with Lug Handles
2700–2573 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Squat Dummy Jar with Lug Handles, 2700–2573 BC. Egypt, Probably Saqqara, north of the Step Pyramid, tomb 2347, excavations by J.E. Quibell, 1910-1911, Predynastic Period, late Dynasty 2-3,. Hornblende diorite; diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); overall: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.646
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessels
- Formatted Medium
- hornblende diorite
- Medium
- hornblende, diorite
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); Overall: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1914.646
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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