Cylinder jar

Early Dynastic Period

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 103

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Title: Cylinder jar
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Date: ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: H. 15.1 × Dia. 10.2 cm (5 15/16 × 4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.181.105
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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