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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Jar

c. 3300 BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ovoid jar made of marl (desert clay), with a flattened rolled rim and two small loop handles on the shoulders. Panels of bands and wavy bands have been painted on the body in dark red pigment.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hand built coiled and painted
Brief description
Jar, painted earthenware, Upper Egypt, Predynastic, late Naqada II culture, about 3300 BC
Physical description
Ovoid jar made of marl (desert clay), with a flattened rolled rim and two small loop handles on the shoulders. Panels of bands and wavy bands have been painted on the body in dark red pigment.
Styles
Credit line
Given by S.M. Franck and Co.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.463-1927

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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