Jar

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Period: Gerzean period (Naqada II), c.3500–3200 BCE
Date: 3500–3200 BCE
Material: Sandstone
from: Egypt, Africa
Classification: Containers, stone & mineral
Collection: Ancient Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 313
Dimensions: 4 x 4 3/8 in. (10.2 x 11.1 cm)
diameter at rim: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 295:1916

- 1916
Dikran G. Kelekian Works of Art & Antiquities [Dikran G. Kelekian (1868–1951)], New York, NY

1916 –
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian Works of Art & Antiquities.[1]

Notes:
[1] Invoice from Dikran G. Kelekian Works of Art and Antiquities, dated 18 December 1916, Kelekian object #441 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 15, 1916.

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