Jar
Period: Early Dynastic Period (Ancient Egyptian, 3100–2649 BCE)
Dynasty: Dynasty 3 (Ancient Egyptian, 2649–2575 BCE)
Date: 2700-2500 BCE
Dimensions:
H: 7 in. (17.9 cm); rim, diam: 4 in. (5.7 cm)
Medium: porphyritic andesite with plagioclase inclusions
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Utilitarian Objects
Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, Edward Drummond Libbey, and Florence Scott Libbey, by exchange
Object number: 1993.48
Label Text:The Pharaohs’ unification of Egypt saw a deepening interest in burial and the expanded use of luxury goods in elite tombs. It also fostered the development of a distinctively symbolic form of royal art and the emergence of the sun as a primary divinity.
The three stone containers displayed here demonstrate the masterful exploitation of stone that matured late in the prehistoric era, continued to develop under the earliest Pharaohs and their aristocratic associates, and became a hallmark of Egyptian culture.
The three stone containers displayed here demonstrate the masterful exploitation of stone that matured late in the prehistoric era, continued to develop under the earliest Pharaohs and their aristocratic associates, and became a hallmark of Egyptian culture.
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