Jar With Hieratic Inscription

New Kingdom

ca. 1550–1458 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114

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Title: Jar With Hieratic Inscription
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Date: ca. 1550–1458 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Tomb R 7, Radim, MMA excavations, 1915–16
Medium: Pottery (rough red, originally whitewashed), paint
Dimensions: H. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); diam. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
Object Number: 16.10.501
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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