R ware; globular, ovoid jar; rounded base; rolled, everted rim; pitted, but smoothed surface. Okay condition, rim chipped, battered body. Trace of adhesive on rim.
Provenance
From Zawiyet el-Aryan, grave 144. 1910-11: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: December 7, 1911)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2 (?), 2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot
Zawiyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 10.5 x 7.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.2927
Medium or Technique
Pottery