Wavy-handled Jar

Medium: Terracotta

Geograhical Locations:

• Abu Zaidan, Egypt

Dates:ca. 3350–3250 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 8 1/16 x greatest diam. 4 13/16 in. (20.4 x 12.2 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity

Accession Number: 09.889.608

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Catalogue Description:
Wavy-handled vase of ovoid shape, with broad flattened base, short neck, sloping into shoulder, with marked ridge at joint; wide, almost elliptical mouth, spreading moulded thin lip, protruding and beveled to neck. On each side of shoulder a high wavy-lined ledge, indented into three scallops. Light buff clay. Incised potmark in middle of body. A ridge on neck probably accidental. Condition: Lip corroded; flaws in pottery. White efflorescence.

Brooklyn Museum