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I don't think so. Try again!
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| Plants, birds, and ships related to life on the Nile are painted on
this jar, but it is hard to identify any as the lotus flower. On the lower
section we see three birds with long legs and necks. A boat with many
long oars stretches across the middle of the pot. And on the left, plants
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Egypt, possibly Abydos, Predynastic Period
Naqada II, ca. 3500 - 3000 B.C.
"Lug-Handled Jar Decorated with Ships, Water,
Plants, and Water Birds"
Clay with paint, 7-3/8 x 5-1/2 inches
Funded by John A. Manget, 1921.23
Collection of the Michael C. Carlos Museum
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