Jar

Limestone breccia ovoid shaped jar with pointed base and external round rim. Marked "22..." Most probably Early Naqada II in date. Compare shape with Ali el-Khouli, 'Egyptian Stone Vessels Predynastic Period to Dynasty III' (Mainz, 1978) nos. 1652-1653. Danson Catalogue 2 no. 223. When in the owenership of the Danson family this was displayed in the ground floor hall of Dry Close, Grasmere (case 1 shelf a, no. A2). CONDITION NOTE 1998: Worn, chipped, surface loss, surface dirt.