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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Beer Jar
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Beer Jar

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom
Date1539-1077 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions5 x 2 in. (12.7 x 5.1 cm)
Object number2015.012.006
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - March 30, 2015
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, August 3, 2015 - Present
Published ReferencesBonhams Knightsbridge, Antiquities (September 22, 1998), 6, lot 13.
ProvenanceEx coll. Guy Brunton (1878-1948), England, Egypt, and South Africa. Ex private collection, United States, purchased from Bonhams London, September 22, 1998, lot 13. Purchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington DC.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art