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Squat Jar with Lug Handles
Squat Jar with Lug Handles

Squat Jar with Lug Handles

Artist Unknown
Datecirca 3500–3150 BCE
MediumMarl clay with red paint
Dimensionsoverall height: 4 3/8in. (11.1cm)
diameter: 6 11/16in. (17cm)
diameter (inner rim): 2 3/4in. (7cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund
Object numberG.73.8.7
On View
On view
ProvenanceMathias Komor Fine Arts & Antiquities, New York, NY; sold to NCMA, 1973.
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