Pottery Jar
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21 to 24 (about 1050-712 BCE)
Fired clay and fringed linen
Overall: 1 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (4.3 × 3.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.2.502
Geography/Culture
Africa, Northern Africa, Egypt
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Vessel
Classification
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Mary Maynard Hitchcock (1834-1887) and Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), in Egypt (possibly from a dealer in Alexandria or Cairo), about 1867-68; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
Old Number
Red No. 12.498; glass plate negative #: 28B13
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