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Squat Dummy Jar with Lug Handles

2700–2573 BCE

Egypt, probably Saqqara, north of the Step Pyramid, tomb 2347, excavations of J. E. Quibell, 1910-1911, Early Dynastic (2950–2647 BCE), Dynasties 2–3

Medium
hornblende diorite
Measurements
Diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); Overall: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.646
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A hornblende diorite, a squat stone mottled with muted green, gray, and cream speckles, forms a rounded vessel with a flat top and a central circular opening. Small rectangular protrusions on our left and right serve as handles, though the left appears fragmented and chipped. Across its entire surface, the stone has a rough, weathered texture.

Squat Dummy Jar with Lug Handles

2700–2573 BCE

Egypt, probably Saqqara, north of the Step Pyramid, tomb 2347, excavations of J. E. Quibell, 1910-1911, Early Dynastic (2950–2647 BCE), Dynasties 2–3

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