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Decorated Jar
Decorated Jar
Decorated Jar

Decorated Jar

Artist
Datecirca 3500–3150 BCE
MediumMarl clay with red paint
Dimensionsoverall: 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)
diameter: 11 1/8in. (28.3cm)
diameter (inner rim): 4 1/4in. (10.8cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund
Object numberG.73.8.6
On View
On view
ProvenanceBrought back from Egypt (exact location undetermined) by archaeologist Prof. John Garstang, University of Liverpool, possibly between 1897-1904; Lord Rea, Liverpool (dates unknown); Hon. Robert Erskine (dates unknown); Mathias Komor Fine Arts & Antiquities, New York, NY, 1973; sold to NCMA, 1973.

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