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Early Dynastic Period
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This tiny, shouldered jar with a pointed base and a slightly defined rounded rim is unusual in both style and material. The heavily veined stone is distinctive and Early Dynastic artisans are known for choosing unusual and decorative stones for making such vessels.
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Title: Tiny Vessel with a Pointed Base
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Date: ca. 3100–2650 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Limestone breccia (?)
Dimensions: H. 5.2 × Diam. 2.9 cm (2 1/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Accession Number: 2021.41.62
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