Jar

Ancient Egyptian

Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3–8 (2707–2219 BCE)

Medium

Stone

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

7.6 × 4.5 × 4.5 cm (3 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)

Culture

Egypt

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Africa

Credit line

Museum Purchase Fund

Rights

Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.

Who can see it

Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

View at the Art Institute of Chicago

• 28th century BCE
• Egypt
• Black, white and grey