Beaker Jar
Artist/Maker
Artist Unknown
(Artist Unknown)
Dateca. 2700 BCE
Mediumcalcite (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 7 1/8 in. (30.5 x 18.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineMuseum purchase through funds from Andrew J. Sordoni
Terms
Object number58.105.004
DescriptionEgyptians included stone jars like this to hold food offerings that were included in the tomb. The Egyptians found multiple ways to convey to the next world the food they believed the deceased needed.On View
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