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Wavy-Lined Jar

4000–3000 BCE

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

(3200–3000 BCE)
Medium
marl clay pottery
Measurements
Diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); Overall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.1983
Public Domain
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Location
107 Egyptian
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Description

Tall slender jars decorated with a wavy line in relief occur toward the end of the Predynastic Period. The netlike motif imitates the kind of rope sling or cradle that was used to carry this type of jar without handles.

Wavy-Lined Jar

4000–3000 BCE

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada III (3200–3000 BCE)

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