Jar

New Kingdom, Ramesside

ca. 1300–1080 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

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Title: Jar
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
Date: ca. 1300–1080 BCE
Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Tuna el-Gebel
Medium: Red ware, paint
Dimensions: H. 33.5 × Diam. 26 cm (13 3/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.182.42a, b
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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