The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 7, 2023

Squat Dummy Jar with Lug Handles

2700–2573 BC

Egypt, Probably Saqqara, north of the Step Pyramid, tomb 2347, excavations by J.E. Quibell, 1910-1911, Predynastic Period, late Dynasty 2-3,

Hornblende diorite

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.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.646

Location

not on view

Citations
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 100; Mentioned: p. 100
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.646