Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool, World Museum

Jar

1550 BC – 1069 BC

1973.1.290

Currently not on display

Information

Large cylinder shaped jar with tall sides and slightly projecting rim. William MacGregor collection no. 2436. Auction sticker "935". Compare with W. M. F. Petrie, Stone and Metal Vases (London, 1937) no. 935

Wellcome Historical Medical Museum accession no. 15728. Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 26 June - 6 July 1922 (MacGregor Collection) Lot 935: "A cylindrical Vessel, in arragonite, with slightly projecting lip; 6 3/4 in. high by 7 in. diam."

CONDITION NOTE (1998): Worn, scratched, pitted, surface dirt.

Specifications

Accession number: 1973.1.290
Collection type: Container
Culture: New Kingdom
Date made: 1550 BC – 1069 BC
Collector: William MacGregor
Place collected: Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Date collected: 1922 before
Materials: Egyptian Alabaster
Measurements: Overall: 170 mm x 180 mm
Credit line: Gift of the Trustees of the Wellcome Collection
Legal status: Permanent collection
Provenance: Henry Solomon Wellcome, Previous owner, Purchased, Owned from: 1922-07-03, Donat…
Location: Item not currently on display

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