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Stone vase
Stone jar with wavy line decoration around the handles. The four handles are drilled to allow the vessel to be suspended from cords. The stone is a pink coloured limestone that was quite common during this early period of Egyptian history. The centre would have been drilled out and the outer surface carved and polished with sand.
Height: 8.9 cm
Width: 7.15 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by Egyptian Research Account
Predynastic
Early Dynastic
About
-3000
-
About
-2500
Rim Width 5 cm
Accession number: E.20.1898
Primary reference Number: 49561
Oldadmincategory: S
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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