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Storage jar

Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
1353–1336 B.C.

Medium/Technique Pottery (marl)
Dimensions Overall: 33cm (13in.)
Overall: 30 x 28 cm (11 13/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Peter Lacovara
Accession Number1997.274
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionPainted storage jar, with white slip and plum-colored paint.
ProvenanceFrom Amarna. 1923: excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; awarded to the EEF in the division of finds by the Egyptian government; given by subscription to the Toledo Museum of Art by the EEF; 1925-1993: Toledo Museum of Art (25.773); 1993: sold at Sotheby's, New York, to Peter Lacovara; 1997: given to the MFA by Peter Lacovara.

(Accession date: December 31, 1997)