Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · vessel

Jar with Painted Decoration

Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian), acc. 1892.40. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

Accession: 1892.40
Date: Predynastic Period, Naqada II (about 3500–3200 BCE)
Date range: 3500 BCE – 3200 BCE
Materials: ['Ceramic and pigment']
Repository: Art Institute of Chicago
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Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian), Jar with Painted Decoration (1892.40). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/207973

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Description

The form of this pottery jar imitates the more costly vessels made of stone. The swirl pattern is characteristic of the late Predynastic Period.

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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

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Materials Ceramic

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ARTIC-id 120267 tier-2

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