; Date(s): about -3000 - about -2500; Classification(s): vessel, imitation vessel, mouldmade; Acquisition: given by Egyptian Research Account, 1898 [E.21.1898]
Description: Faience model of a squat jar on a stand. Such models were dedicated in both religious buildings as well as serving the dead. Faience is a glazed material that was commonly used in Ancient Egypt. It was mouldmade. Life-sized vessels similar to the example shown here were found in the Main Temple Deposit at Hierakonpolis.
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