Egyptian
Vessel with Lug Handles
INV-1344
EgyptianPredynastic Period/Old Kingdom (about 4000–2250 BCE)
Vessel with Lug Handles
Egyptian →old kingdomegyptianancientpredynasticvesselstone
Date
Predynastic Period/Old Kingdom (about 4000–2250 BCE)
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
10.6 × 16.2 × 15.3 cm (4 3/16 × 6 7/16 × 6 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Norman W. Harris, and Robert H. Fleming
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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