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