Jar
This jar was found during excavations of a predynastic cemetery in Egypt. Many of the burials had jars and bowls placed with them, probably containing food and drink for the next life.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 54/1923/1
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Egypt Exploration Fund
- Material
- pottery | Red burnished ware | | |
- Common Name
- jar
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Period Classification
- Predynastic Naquada I - 4000-3500 BC; Predynastic Naquada II - 3500-3100 BC
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
