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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 3650–3300 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Red polished ware jar
Medium	Pottery
Dimensions	H: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3650–3300 B.C.
Credit Line	Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Predynastic, Naqada II
Date Range	3650 BC

Provenance

Region	Southern Upper Egypt
Country	Egypt

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ca. 3650–3300 B.C.Amuletic figure

ca. 3500 B.C.Rough ware jar

ca. 3300 B.C.String of beads

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.Red polished ware jar

ca. 3500 B.C.Spouted vessel in decorated ware

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.Decorated ware box illustrating rows of flamingos

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.Double bird palette

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 547293