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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 CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodEarly Dynastic, Dynasty 1 - Dynasty 2
Date2950-2590 BCE
MediumDolomite
Credit LineMuseum purchase through the generosity of Anne Cox Chambers
DimensionsMaximum: 4 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (12.1 × 7 × 7 cm)
Object number2019.010.004
Published ReferencesSotheby's New York, Antiquities and Islamic Art (December 17, 1998), 8-9, lot 9.
Royal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World Volume XXVII (2016), 86, number 190.
ProvenanceWith Charles Ede, London, England, 1972, number 31. Ex coll. George Halpern, New York, New York. With Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York, purchased from Sotheby's New York, December 17, 1998, lot 9. Purchased by MCCM from Royal-Athena.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art