ECM.1868-2010
Parts
Object number
ECM.1868-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Ancient Egyptian Jar
Description
Buff-ware jar with ship decoration from the Predynastic period of Ancient Egypt (pre 3000 BC)
Comments
This large, shouldered jar with vestigial pierced lug handles is a fine example from a well-known series of hand-made, late Predynastic vessels produced in marl clay and decorated, in red, with multi-oared river boats sporting double cabins and divine or tribal standards. There is some evidence to suggest that the type was produced exclusively for funerary use, rather than being, as so often, a domestic form subsequently pressed into use for the tomb
Other number
A.51/18
Description
Dimensions
Height: 18.0cm
Material
Pottery
basalt
basalt
Physical description
Buff coloured jar, flat base and rounded shoulder with three vestigial pierced lug handles; decorated in red on either side with a many oared boat, zig zags, etc.
Production
Date
2800BC
History and association
Associated person
Myers, William Joseph, 1858 - 1899 (Compiler)
Object history note
Exhibited at the Roemer-und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, "Meisterwerke agyptischer kunst schatze aus dem Myers Museum an Eton College", April 2004 - January 2005
Field collection
Collection place
Egypt
