Cylinder vase
Object type: Vase, cylinder
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 1
Reign: reign of Djer
Date: ca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H: 18 cm (7 1/6 in.); diam: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos
Locale: Umm el-Qaab
Locus: Tomb of Djer
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901
Accession year: 1901