Ancient Egyptian jar from Dandara dated 2345 – 2181 BC

A brown ware pottery offering jar with a cylindrical body, rounded base and straight pointed rim.

Ancient Egyptian jar from Dandara dated 2345 – 2181 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1898.56.19
  • Material: pottery
  • Culture: Dynasty 6
  • Period: Old Kingdom
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: 2345 - 2181 BC
  • Object name: jar
  • Dimensions: Length: 416mm , Width: 127mm , Depth: 127mm
  • Published references: Petrie Dendereh 1898 p 9 pl XVI type 8
  • Site: Dandara
  • Latitude: 26.16627
  • Longitude: 32.661584