Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Jug Decorated with Dolphins and Birds Lisht North
Description
Jug, Dolphins. Middle Kingdom or Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13–15, ca. 1750–1550 B.C. Pottery, manganese black, gypsum fill. H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Diam. 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.). From: cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:3, Pit 879, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21. Subject: Birds, Dolphins. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.
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