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Beer Jar (Tall shouldered jar)
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Dendara
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile Silt)
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 7.2 cm; Base diameter: 7.5 cm; Maximum diameter: 15 cm; Height: 24 cm
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number98.1082
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBeer jar with direct rim and flat, stringcut base: complete. The vessel was made on the wheel and is unslipped. The bottom of the jar bears finger marks where the potter lifted it from the wheel when finished. // 1991.1160
ProvenanceFrom Dendara. 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)