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Early Dynastic Period
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This small vessel takes an unusual shape that has few parallels. However, its size, material, and decorative element suggests an Early Dynastic date. The base is particularly interesting as it is carved to imitate a rope. The artisans of Early Dynastic Period often imitated organic elements in stone, here perhaps a shallow jar stand woven from grass. Small stone vessels could be found as burial goods.
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Title: Small Globular Jar
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Date: ca. 3100–2650 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 3.3 × Diam. 4 cm (1 5/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Accession Number: 2021.41.63
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