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

Black Topped Jar

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date4000-3500 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions4 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (11.7 x 8 x 27.3 cm)
Object number1921.009
Label TextThe earliest pottery of the Predynastic Period was fired in simple kilns without control over the firing atmosphere. Areas of the iron-rich clay that were exposed to oxygen fired red, while those that were not turned black. Eventually, by controlling the firing, pots in all red, all black, or the black-topped style could be produced.
Exhibition HistoryCandler Library, Emory University, October 5, 1977 - April 5, 1978
A Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 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.
ProvenanceCollected for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
On view
Collections
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