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Clay cylinder jar: E.P.8

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Clay cylinder jar

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Description

Cylinder jar, with rope pattern under rim

Measurements and weight

Height: 21.2 cm
Width: 9.2 cm

Relative size of this object

9.2 cm21.2 cm What does this represent?

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Dating

Nagada III
Second Dynasty
Predynastic
Early Dynastic Period
-3032 BC - -2734 BC

Materials used in production

clay Ceramic

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.P.8
Primary reference Number: 64085
Oldadmincategory: P
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Saturday 15 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Clay cylinder jar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/64085 Accessed: 2023-06-04 22:03:14

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