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Accession_Number E.47.6.7
Shape Jar
Shape_description Tall jar, tapering to base.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Egyptian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 6/6
Decoration Coarse pink fabric. Band of black pigment around lip.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact and complete, very shallow scratches all over the object.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Predynastic
Date 7500-3100
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Side view of Egyptian Jar showing the black band of rim.

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Side view of Egyptian jar showing the body.

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Front view of an upturned tall red clay jar, tapering to base, coarse pink clay with a band of black pigment around lip.

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Front view, showing opening of a tall red clay jar, tapering to base it is coarse pink clay with a band of black pigment around lip.

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Front view of an upturned Egyptian tall red clay jar.

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Front view of an upturned Egyptian tall red clay jar.
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Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 15.5
Diameters 6.7
Handle_height Mouth 4.9
Other_dims. Th. band 1.1
Location Timeline 1b bottom
Edited_by Leigh; Laura; Kinsey
Date_edited 14.08.2002; 19.11.2004; 20.01.2006
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