Jar

Jar with pointed base and small mouth. CONDITION NOTE (1998): Incomplete, areas of loss, previous repair, adhesive on surface, pitted, worn, scratched, surface dirt. Compare shape with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Stone and Metal Vases' (London, 1937) no. 924. Wellcome Historical Medical Museum accession no. 30886/4: "1 ovoid arragonite vase, without lugs. 2¾" long, 1¼" diam. Of the XXVI Dynasty". Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 11 November 1924 Lot 33.