| Object Number | E18026 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Abydos |
| Locus | Tomb of Iry-Hor (Tomb B1) |
| Period | Egyptian Early Dynastic | First Dynasty |
| Date Made | 3000-2800 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Large Early-Dynastic wine jar with applied rope decoration around the base and shoulder. Flat narrow base, tapering out to a wide shoulder at about three quarters of the vessel's height. Shoulder curves back to a restricted neck, and a rolled and everted rim. Half of the upper portion of the vessel is missing. Incised pot-mark of a Horus bird standing atop a circle, with another circle to the right near the break. Petrie read this as the royal name Iry-Hor. |
| Height | 102 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 44 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900 |
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