Squat jar
Object type: Jar
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 2
Reign: reign of Khasekhemui
Date: ca. 2650 B.C.
Medium: Magnesite
Dimensions: H: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); diam: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); weight: 1 kg (2.2 lbs.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos
Locale: Umm el-Qaab
Locus: Tomb of Khasekhemui
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901
Accession year: 1901