Skip to main content
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Inscribed Storage Jar

AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functionstorage jars
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodEarly Dynastic, Dynasty 1 - Dynasty 2
Date2950-2590 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Dimensions5 x 20 in. (12.7 x 50.8 cm)
Object number1999.009.001
Exhibition HistoryMichael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesBonhams Knightsbridge, Antiquities (April 22, 1999), 177, lot 631.
MCCM Newsletter, January - February 2000.
ProvenancePurchased by donor from Bonhams London, April 22, 1999, lot 631.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cylinder Vase Inscribed for the Temple of Min
2950-2590 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Jar
2950-2590 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Vessel
2950-2590 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bowl
2950-2590 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Vase
2950-2590 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Unfinished Stone Vase (with Modern Inscription)
2950-2590 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Vessel Inscribed with the Sign 1000
2950-2730 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2022.
Cylindrical Jar
2950-2730 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Spouted Vessel
2950-2545 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2018.
Bowl Fragment with Serekh of Narmer
2950-2730 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Storage Jar
539-331 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
Redware Storage Jar
2nd-early 4th Century CE