Three-handled Jar

Three-handled Jar

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This three-handled storage jar has an elongated ovoid body with a rounded base and a flaring rim. Traces of pink paint can be seen on the body, the handles, and along the rim.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.