Vessel with Lug Handles, Ancient Egyptian, -4000, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art
This jar was carved from very hard stone using a simple drill fitted with a copper tip. The small lug handles allowed for it to be suspended by cords. Vessels like this one were probably used for the storage of ointment or liquids.
Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Norman W. Harris, and Robert H. Fleming
Size: 10.4 × 16 × 14.9 cm (4 1/8 × 6 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
Medium: Stone
Spencer Witcraft 