Flag of EgyptEgyptian Artca. 3300–3100 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleSquat lugged jar
MediumLimestone (fossiliferous; black, white and pale green in color)
DimensionsH: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); diam: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); weight: 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Dateca. 3300–3100 B.C.
Credit LineRogers Fund, 1929
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodPredynastic, Naqada III
Date Range3300 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 547360