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Squat Jar with Lug Handles

4000–3000 BCE

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIb

(3650–3300 BCE)
Medium
marl clay
Measurements
Diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); Diameter of mouth: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); Overall: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.1988
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A tan earthenware vessel features a squat, bulbous body and a flared rim. Small, pierced handles extend from opposite sides. Reddish-brown spirals swirl across the matte surface, their concentric lines rhythmic and dense. A single zigzag line marks the space between two spirals on the left. Tonal variations from aging mottle the earthen ceramic, which tapers toward the base while a wide mouth terminates the vessel's rounded form.

Squat Jar with Lug Handles

4000–3000 BCE

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIb (3650–3300 BCE)

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