id: 101371
accession number: 1920.1984
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Wavy-Handled Jar, 4000–3000 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIa (3650–3300 BCE) or later. Marl clay ware; diameter: 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); overall: 28.7 cm (11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.1984
title: Wavy-Handled Jar
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creation date: 4000–3000 BCE
creation date earliest: -4000
creation date latest: -3000
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creditline: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture: Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIa (3650–3300 BCE) or later
technique: marl clay ware
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - Predynastic
type: Vessels
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measurements: Diameter: 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); Overall: 28.7 cm (11 5/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Purchased from Mohammed Mohasseb, Luxor, through Howard Carter
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
inkenstaedt, Elizabeth. "Prehistoric Egyptian Pottery." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 3 (1988).
page number: p. 83
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25160021
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page number: Reproduced: p. 113; Mentioned: p. 113-114
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IMAGES
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