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<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_60_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_60_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_68_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_68_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_66_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_66_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_62_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_62_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_64_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegL_425_64_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

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Vessel

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Serpentine
DATES ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E.
PERIOD Predynastic Period
DIMENSIONS 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 70.91.4
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Vessel, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.70.91.4_NegA_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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<em>Vessel</em>, ca. 4400-3100 B.C.E. Serpentine, 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.5 x 5.7 x 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.91.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.91.4_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

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cosmetic
Egypt
Egyptian
elite
eyes
flaring
flat topped rim
frog
gray
handles
hollowed
inlaid
jar
Late Naqada II
luxury
Naqada III
pierced
serpentine
stone
striated
theriomorphic
tubular
vessel
white

TAGS

cosmetic
Egypt
Egyptian
elite
eyes
flaring
flat topped rim
frog
gray
handles
hollowed
inlaid
jar
Late Naqada II
luxury
Naqada III
pierced
serpentine
stone
striated
theriomorphic
tubular
vessel
white

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