Jug Decorated with Dolphins and Birds
Object type: Jug, Dolphins
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom or Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 13–15
Date: ca. 1750–1550 B.C.
Medium: Pottery, manganese black, gypsum fill
Dimensions: H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Diam. 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid below House  A1:3
Locus: Pit 879
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Birds|Dolphins