Collection Item

From:UC Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

Name/TitleEgyptian jar

About this objectThis Egyptian jar has an oval body with a flat base. There is a sharp ridge at the shoulder, tapering in to a short neck topped with a straight flat rim and lip.

The unglazed red ceramic has painted decoration, with traces of white, black and yellow colouring. Most of the surviving decoration is evident on the neck and on a single wide stripe down one side. The decoration may have included hieroglyphs. The decoration on the neck is horizontal bands of colour - white with alternating red and black bands in between. A wide stripe down one side interrupts the pattern around the neck. There are traces of white paint around the remainder of the body of the jar as well as some black smudges.

This artefact was likely used in a domestic or funerary context. The inscription on the base suggests the pot likely came from Abydos.

PeriodEgyptian (ancient)

Place MadeEgypt

Medium and MaterialsCeramic

Style and IconographyEgyptian (ancient)

Inscription and MarksInscribed on base 'Abydos Egypt' and symbol of circle with vertical line through centre.

TechniqueMolding (forming)

MeasurementsHeight 225mm; Width 135mm; Diameter (at base) 85mm, (at lip) 91mm; Weight 1.05kg

Subject and Association KeywordsSocial life and customs

Subject and Association KeywordsArt and religion

Named CollectionThe James Logie Memorial Collection, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Credit LineDonated by Marjory Fern, in memory of Graham Fern (potter), 2022.

Object TypeStorage Vessels

Object number231.22.23

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