Egyptian
Jar with Painted Decoration
INV-1202
EgyptianPredynastic Period, Naqada II (about 3500–3200 BCE)
Jar with Painted Decoration
Egyptian →predynasticgerzeanancientegyptianjarsceramics
Date
Predynastic Period, Naqada II (about 3500–3200 BCE)
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions
13.3 × 19.5 × 19.2 cm (5 1/4 × 7 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
The form of this pottery jar imitates the more costly vessels made of stone. The swirl pattern is characteristic of the late Predynastic Period.
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