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Beaker Jar
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Beaker Jar

Artist/Maker (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.
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