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Summary
Wavy-Lined Jar
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| Title |
Wavy-Lined Jar |
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| Description |
Tall slender jars decorated with a wavy line in relief occur toward the end of the Predynastic Period. The netlike motif imitates the kind of rope sling or cradle that was used to carry this type of jar without handles. |
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| Date | -4000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Marl clay pottery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); Overall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art |
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| Accession number |
1920.198 |
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| Place of creation | Egypt, late Predynastic Period, Naqada IIIa2 (Dynasty 0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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| current | 18:57, 21 January 2019 | | 2,486 × 3,400 (3.91 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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