Jar

Flattened spheroid-shaped jar with two pierced lug handles. Carved from a hard red stone with streaks (jasper?). Compare with Ali el-Khouli, ‘Egyptian Stone Vessels, Predynastic Period to Dynasty III: Typology and Analysis’ (Mainz, 1978) no.1475. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Previous repair, chipped, surface dirt. Danson Catalogue 2 no. 175.