Unguent Jar

1911.02.0010

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Unguent Jar (1911.02.0010)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Toilet Articles : Hygiene Artifacts
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, North : Egypt : Northern Upper Egypt, Governorate of Sohag ; Abydos
Period	Predynastic, Gerzean
Date	3650 – 3300 BCE
Culture	Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	26.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	16.7 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A)	N/A
Weight	1,478 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes	Handbuilding, Firing

Research Remarks

Description	Under Review
Published Description	N/A
Bibliography	Petrie, W. M. Flinders. Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes. British School of Egyptian Archaeology, 1921. Petrie, W. M. Flinders. Corpus of Proto- Dynastic Pottery. British School of Egyptian Archaeology, 1953. Baines & Málek. Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Phaidon, 1980. Brewer, Douglas J. Ancient Egypt: Foundations of a Civilization. Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2005, p.97, Figure 6.20a. James, T.G.H. Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society 1882-1982. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Egypt Exploration Society
Reproduction	no

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