Jar from Djoser’s Pyramid Complex

ca. 2675–2625 B.C.E.

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Caption

Jar from Djoser’s Pyramid Complex, ca. 2675–2625 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 29 1/4 x 5 9/16 in. (74.3 x diam. 14.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.978. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Jar from Djoser’s Pyramid Complex

Date

ca. 2675–2625 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 3

Period

Early Old Kingdom

Geography

Place excavated: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

29 1/4 x 5 9/16 in. (74.3 x diam. 14.2 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

34.978

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