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Title/s | Stone vase |
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Description | Stone jar with wavy line decoration around the handles. The four handles are drilled to allow the vessel to be suspended from cords. The stone is a pink coloured limestone that was quite common during this early period of Egyptian history. The centre would have been drilled out and the outer surface carved and polished with sand. |
Field Collection | Hierakonpolis Egypt |
Dimensions |
height(): 8.9
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Date | about 3000 B.C. — 2500 B.C. |
Provenance | given: Egyptian Research Account 1898 (Filtered for: Antiquities) |
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Accession Number | E.20.1898 (Antiquities) |
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