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Wavy-Lined Jar
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Tall slender jars decorated with a wavy line in relief occur toward the end of the Predynastic Period. The netlike motif imitates the kind of rope sling or cradle that was used to carry this type of jar without handles.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWavy-Lined Jar, 4000–3000 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada III (3200–3000 BCE). Marl clay pottery; diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.); diameter of mouth: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1983
