ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Jar
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodPredynastic, Nagada II
Date3500-3350 BCE
MediumIndurated limestone
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions4 x 7 in. (10.2 x 17.8 cm)
Object number2001.006.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - PresentPublished ReferencesChristie's London, Fine Antiquities (6 July 1994), 9, lot 12.
Sotheby's New York, Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art (December 8, 2000), 15, lot 24.
Terms
ProvenanceProbably London art market, July 11, 1966, number 136. With Christie's London, July 7, 1994, lot 12. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 8, 2000, lot 24.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
4000-3350 BCE
4000-3350 BCE
1400-1390 BCE
3500-3350 BCE
3500-3350 BCE
3500-3350 BCE
3500-3350 BCE
3500-3350 BCE
3500-3350 BCE
3500-3350 BCE
3500-3350 BCE
3350-2950 BCE
