Photo of collection object Wavy-handled Jar — Wavy-handled Jar, ca. 3650-3550 B.C.E.. Serpentine, 5 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (14.1 x 10 x 10 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.31. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Wavy-handled Jar

ca. 3650-3550 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Vessel
Formatted Medium: Serpentine
Medium: serpentine
Locations: Place excavated: Abu Zaidan, Egypt
Period: Predynastic Period, early Naqada II Period
Dimensions: 5 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (14.1 x 10 x 10 cm)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 09.889.31
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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