Collection
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Tall Jar

ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Most ancient Egyptians could not read. Potters and stone carvers therefore designed specific vessel shapes for specific contents so everyone would know what they contained. Jars of this shape, for example, always held soothing aromatic ointments.

Caption

Tall Jar, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Serpentine, 2 13/16 x Greatest diam. 2 3/8 in. (7.1 x 6.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.95E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Tall Jar

Date

ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 12 to early Dynasty 13

Period

Middle Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Serpentine

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

2 13/16 x Greatest diam. 2 3/8 in. (7.1 x 6.1 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.95E

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