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Egyptian Artca. 3100–2649 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Model was scepter
Medium	Faience
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Early Dynastic Period
Date Range	3100 BC – 2649 BC

Provenance

Region	Northern Upper Egypt
Country	Egypt

Other works from the Early Dynastic Period period

ca. 3100–2900 B.C.Arrowhead

ca. 2960–2649 B.C.Cylinder seal

ca. 2650 B.C.Model harpoon

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Small cylindrical jar with raised rope band

ca. 3100 B.C.Fired clay jar sealing with ostrich hieroglyphs

ca. 2650 B.C.Copper pin?

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Ovoid jar

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 570870