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Decorated Jar

Artist Unknown

Datecirca 3500–3150 BCE

MediumMarl clay with red paint

Dimensionsoverall: 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)
diameter: 11 1/8in. (28.3cm)
diameter (inner rim): 4 1/4in. (10.8cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund

Object numberG.73.8.6

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ProvenanceBrought back from Egypt (exact location undetermined) by archaeologist Prof. John Garstang, University of Liverpool, possibly between 1897-1904; Lord Rea, Liverpool (dates unknown); Hon. Robert Erskine (dates unknown); Mathias Komor Fine Arts & Antiquities, New York, NY, 1973; sold to NCMA, 1973.

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