The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Fired clay jar sealing

Fired clay jar sealing

Period:: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty:: Dynasty 1
Reign:: reign of Aha
Date:: ca. 3100 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Naqada, Tomb of Neithhotep, Menes Tomb, Garstang 1904, Oxford Expedition to Nubia
Medium:: Clay (fired)
Dimensions:: H. 6.3 x W. 6 x D. 2.8 cm (2 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number:: 20.2.54

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Provenance

Excavated by John Garstang on behalf of Oxford University, 1904. Acquired by the University in the division of finds. Purchased from the Oxford University Expedition to Nubia by the Museum, 1920.
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What
Clay (23,649)

Vessels (21,921)

Jars (4,427)

Wax (1,259)
Where
Africa (33,501)

Egypt (29,889)

Upper Egypt (13,662)

Naqada (6)
When
8000-2000 B.C. (3,791)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,254)
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Egypt, 8000–2000 B.C.
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