Jar
Gallery Location
Galleries of Africa: Egypt
Medium
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Geography
Egypt
Date
c. 2686-2125 BC
Period
3rd-6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom
Dimensions
11.4 x 3.8 cm
Object number
909.80.193
Cataloguer
Gayle Gibson
ROM Staff, 1990-2015; ROM Volunteer 2015-Present
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Ancient Egypt & Nubia
Description
This slender, slightly asymmetrical vase is unusual in not having a
flared rim or other ‘finished’ neck and collar. It’s possible that it is a model, in expensive stone, of the common bread mould. Such a fine model would assure the deceased of bread for eternity.
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