Jar
Object type: Jar, painted
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, mid
Date: ca. 1919–1878 B.C.
Medium: Fine red pottery with hematite wash
Dimensions: h. 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in); diam. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb of Nakht (493), southeast cemetery
Locus: Pit 305
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915