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Jug Decorated with Dolphins and Birds

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 1750–1550 B.C.

Medium: Pottery, manganese black, gypsum fill

Dimensions: H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Diam. 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)

Country: Egypt

Period: Middle Kingdom or Second Intermediate Period

Themes: Birds, Dolphins

Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922

Met highlight
Date range
-1750 – -1550
Largest dimension
15.0 cm
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