Squat Jar

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Period: possibly Gerzean period (Naqada II), c.3500–3200 BCE
Period: possibly Early Dynastic period (Egyptian), c.3000–2686 BCE
Dynasty: Dynasty 2, 2890–2686 BCE
Date: 3500–2686 BCE
Material: Limestone breccia
from: Egypt, Africa
Classification: Containers, stone & mineral
Collection: Ancient Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 313
Dimensions: 3 9/16 x 5 5/16 in. (9 x 13.5 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 296:1916

- 1916
Dikran G. Kelekian Works of Art & Antiquities, New York, New York [Dikran G. Kelekian (1868–1971)]

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 #440 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 15, 1916.

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