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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Chris Karcher and Karen Keach
Jar
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Chris Karcher and Karen Keach

Jar

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureEgyptian
Dateca. 3900-3500 BC
MediumFired clay (polished red ware)
Dimensionsh. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Chris Karcher and Karen Keach
Object number2025.1.7
Geography
Place madeEgypt
DescriptionA small, polished red-ware jar, with a globular body and turned-out rim.Provenancewith Keith C. Seele (1898-1971), Chicago, probably acquired in Egypt between 1929-1936; by inheritance to his wife, Diederika Millard Seele (1896-1992), 1971; sold by Diederika Seele to Charles C. Van Siclen III (1944-2023), San Antonio, about 1977 or 1978; sold by Charles C. Van Siclen III, to Chris Karcher and Karen Keach, San Antonio, 2006; Chris Karcher and Karen Keach, by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2025
Not on view
Collections
Purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Image Not Available for Bowl
Bowl
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.
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.
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Antiquities Acquisition Fund.
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.
Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Wavy-handled Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3500-3100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Bowl
Bowl
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 3900-3500 B.C.

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