Ovoid jar
Object type: Jar, ovoid
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 2, second half
Date: ca. 2750–2649 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.); Diam. 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Saqqara
Locale: Tomb 2322
Excavation: Egyptian Antiquities Service/Quibell excavations, 1910–11
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession year: 1912