Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Cylindrical jar Early Dynastic PeriodTarkhan
Description
Jar, cylindrical. Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, reign of Ka, Narmer, or Horaha, ca. 3100–2649 B.C. Pottery. H. 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.); Diam. 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). From: Tarkhan, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE excavations 1911-1913. Credit: Gift of The Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1912.
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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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