Jar Stand

NEP57

From: Egypt | Cairo

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number NEP57
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Cairo
Section Near Eastern
Materials Marble (Stone)
Iconography Lion
Description

Arabic. White marble stand on 4 feet. 2 lions over basin. £8. Associated with the Water Jar P-70.

"This jar stand would have held a porous clay jar used for filtering Nile water for drinking."

Credit Line Purchased from Youssef Bey Chiha, 1923

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