Jar
- Artist Culture
- Egyptian
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 1, 2960–2770 BC
- Period
- Gerzean period (Naqada II), c.3500–3200 BC,
or Early Dynastic period (Egyptian), c.3000–2686 BC - Date
- 3500–2890 BC
- Material
- Gneiss
- Classification
- Containers, stone & mineral
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 313
- Dimensions
- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (8.9 x 12.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 209:1924
NOTES
Stone vessels with sophisticated shapes were created with simple tools such as pounders, weighted drills with hollowcore bits, and abrasives.
Provenance
Said to have been found at Abydos, Egypt [1]
Rev. Randolph Berens, England [2]
- 1924
Kalebdjian Frères, Paris, France
1924 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Kalebdjian Frères [3]
Notes:
[1] Per invoice from Kalebdjian Frères dated February 10, 1925 [SLAM document files].
[2] See note [1].
[3] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 5, 1924.
Rev. Randolph Berens, England [2]
- 1924
Kalebdjian Frères, Paris, France
1924 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Kalebdjian Frères [3]
Notes:
[1] Per invoice from Kalebdjian Frères dated February 10, 1925 [SLAM document files].
[2] See note [1].
[3] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 5, 1924.