Jar with decorated rim, swivel, and knob

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

The color of this cylindrical vessel suggests a Late Period or Ptolemaic Period date, although the type of the vessel seems unfamiliar in Egypt. In a thickening on one side of the vessel's lip there is a hole for a swivel for the now missing lid. When meant to remain closed, string would have secured a knob on the lid to a knob protruding from the side of the vessel opposite the swivel.

Jar with decorated rim, swivel, and knob, Faience

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Jar with decorated rim, swivel, and knob, Faience
Jar with decorated rim, swivel, and knob, Faience
Jar with decorated rim, swivel, and knob, Faience
Jar with decorated rim, swivel, and knob, Faience

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