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Stone vase
Stone hanging jar; some fragments are missing and there is a large crack running diagonally through the piece. The inside of the vessel was drilled out. There are two small handles on the sides. The stone appears to be serpentine.
Height: 12.4 cm
Width: 9.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by Egyptian Research Account
Predynastic
Early Dynastic
About
-3000
-
About
-2500
Rim Diameter 4.3 cm
Accession number: E.12.1898
Primary reference Number: 49552
Oldadmincategory: S
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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