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Jar with Lug Handles and Panel Decoration
This jar is decorated with four panels filled with zigzag decoration, possibly representing water. The panels also cover the two small lug handles, which would have been used to suspend the jar. A spiral is painted on the flat bottom.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7/11/1967 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 15/16 × Diam: 3 1/2 × W with handles: 3 5/8 in. (12.6 × 8.9 × 9.15 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.
48.1944