491044 Squat Jar with Lug Handles, c.3400-3300 BC (marl clay pottery) by Egyptian, Predynastic Period (c.5000-c.3100 BC); Diameter - w:23.50 Diameter of mouth - w:8.60 Overall - h:14.50 w:23.20 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Buff-colored pottery decorated in red paint is characteristic of the later Predynastic Period. The spirals and wavy lines on this jar imitate the appearance of more costly vessels made of hard stones. ); Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust; Egyptian, out of copyright.