Vessel
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Vessel

TitleVessel
Dateca. 2700–2600 BCE (?) 26th century BCE
MediumCeramic
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineRogers Fund and Gifts of Lucy W. Drexel, Theodore M. Davis, Helen Miller Gould, Albert Gallatin, Egypt Exploration Fund and Egyptian Research Account, by exchange, 1950
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Vessel” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 2700–2600 BCE (?). It is executed in ceramic. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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