Jar

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Period: possibly Early Dynastic period (Egyptian), c.3000–2686 BCE
Period: possibly Old Kingdom, 2686–2160 BCE
Date: 3000–2181 BCE
Material: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
from: Abydos, Sawhaj governorate, Egypt, Africa
Classification: Containers, stone & mineral
Collection: Ancient Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 3 1/16 x 4 1/4 in. (7.8 x 10.8 cm)
diameter at rim: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 143:1921

- 1921
Dikran G. Kelekian Works of Art & Antiquities, New York, New York [Dikran G. Kelekian (1868–1971)]

1921 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Kelekian Works of Art & Antiquities [1]

Notes:
[1] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, November 8, 1921.

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