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Jar with Lug Handles and Spirals
3650-3300 BCE (Predynastic; Naqada II)
ceramic (marl clay); painted
This small jar has a large, dark red spiral painted on each side. Smaller spirals are painted near the two lug handles, which would have been used to suspend the jar.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
John Khayat, Brooklyn, NY, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1978 | In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/16 x W with handles: 2 7/8 x Diam: 2 3/4 in. (5.3 x 7.3 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase,1946
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1943