Squat jat with small handle
Medium:Ceramic (earthenware)
Geography: Excavated at Abydos, Egypt
Date: c. 2345-2181 BC
Period: 6th Dynasty, Old Kingdom
Object number: 909.77.36
Gallery Location:Galleries of Africa: Egypt
DescriptionAfter W. M. Petrie’s excavations at the royal tombs of Abydos in 1900-1901, the Egypt Exploration Fund continued excavations at Abydos. In 1908-1909 cemetery F was excavated by a team headed by W. L.S. Loat and E.R. Ayrton and the contents of one of the tombs, F109, has come to the Royal Ontario Museum. This tomb assemblage represents a typical middle class burial at the end of the Old Kingdom. This small squat juglet with a short neck, rolled rim and a small crudely attached handle would have been used in the deceased's lifetime perhaps to heat a liquid as the smoke discolouration on the bottom suggests. The jar was then included in his grave goods.
Object History: Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society, 1908-1909
