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San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Jar
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.

Jar

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureEgyptian
Dateca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Mediumfired clay (black-topped red ware)
Dimensionsh. 6 5/16 in. (16.1 cm)
diam. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm) mouth
diam. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm) base
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund
Object number91.25.3
GeographyDescriptionBlack-topped red ware globular jar.Label TextThe earliest Predynastic pottery was made with red clay from the Nile River valley, and like all pottery from this period, the vessels were fashioned by hand. Potters created the blackened surface on the upper parts of these vessels by placing them upside down in ash in the kiln. This process prevented the upper part of the pot from oxidizing, and thus turning red like the vessel’s body, during firing. (Jessica Powers, 2018)ProvenanceSold by John Rilling, Laguna Niguel, California, to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1991
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Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Image Not Available for Jar
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Image Not Available for Jar
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Image Not Available for Jar
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Image Not Available for Jar
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
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Bowl
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Beaker
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Image Not Available for Beaker
Beaker
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Image Not Available for Beaker
Beaker
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Chris Karcher and Karen Keach
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 BC

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