Egyptian
Vessel with Lug Handles
INV-1300
EgyptianPredynastic Period, Naqada II–III (about 3500–3000 BCE)
Vessel with Lug Handles
Egyptian →predynasticancientegyptianold kingdomvesselstone
Date
Predynastic Period, Naqada II–III (about 3500–3000 BCE)
Medium
Basalt
Dimensions
8.8 × 7.2 × 6.5 cm (3 1/2 × 2 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
This jar was carved from very hard stone using a simple drill fitted with a copper tip. The small lug handles allowed for it to be suspended by cords. Vessels like this one were probably used for the storage of ointment or liquids.
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