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Storage Jar

3100–2950 BCE

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada III (3200–3000 BCE) jar, with modern painted decoration

Medium
marl clay ware
Measurements
Diameter: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.); Diameter of mouth: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); Overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.1985
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A bulbous, tan marl clay vessel narrows to a small base. Reddish-brown paint depicts three large ibexes facing left, standing above triangles filled with horizontal bands or solid color. Smaller quadrupeds appear above the ibexes. Wavy lines encircle the shoulder, while vertical rows of small dashes separate the figures. A short, flared rim crowns the wide midsection, creating a rhythmic composition of animal and geometric forms.

Storage Jar

3100–2950 BCE

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada III (3200–3000 BCE) jar, with modern painted decoration

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