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

Jar

Place FoundEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date3500-3350 BCE
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions6 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 9 in. (15.9 x 22.5 x 22.9 cm)
Object number1921.018
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - Present
Published ReferencesEmory University Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections, Atlanta, Georgia, February 15 - April 4, 1982 (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 8.
Jennifer Ritchey, "Eye on Antiquity," Where Atlanta (November 2001): 21.
Terms
ProvenanceAcquired for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
4000-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
4000-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Michael McKelvey.
3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3500-3350 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3500-3350 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2012.
3350-2950 BCE