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Piriform Vase
Piriform Vase
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Piriform Vase

DateNew Kingdom, about 1539–1077 BCE
Mediumalabaster
Dimensions5.9 × 4.9 cm (2 5/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Object number1925.354
DescriptionBulbous body, cylindrical neck, small foot, wide mouth, light colored.
ProvenanceFormerly of Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection; bequeathed by Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs to the Worcester Art Museum, 1925–1926.
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