Cleveland Museum of Art

Squat Jar with Lug Handles

Date

c. 3400–3300 BCE

Medium

marl clay pottery

Culture

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIb (3650–3300 BCE)

Department

Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Buff-colored pottery decorated in red paint is characteristic of the later Predynastic period. The spirals and wavy lines on this jar imitate the appearance of more costly vessels made of hard stones.

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