Storage Jar

Unknown

ca. 2000–1600 B.C. · Red and black ware, incised decoration · Egyptian Art

This spherical storage pot is handmade, and the inside and outside are smooth but not polished. The rim and interior are blackened. The rim is decorated with incised lines and just below are two rows of opposing hatched triangles. The body of the jar is decorated with columns of hatched lozenges and incised dots.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2000–1600 B.C.

Medium

Red and black ware, incised decoration

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1913