Card/Transcription No.: 340

340 LARGE SINGE-HANDLED JAR (CALCITE) (hnm form)

POSITION:
Lying on top of a mass of objects, in front of right hand door-jamb of chamber (see photo 1135).
DIMENSIONS:
Max. H. 53.7 cents; Max. width 30 cents.

DESCRIPTION:
A large single-handled jar, wrought of calcite.
Shoulders sloping; converging sides; flat bottom; short
cylindrical neck, top piece with tip made of a separate piece
luted into lower part at juncture of handle.
No ornamentation saved ribbed edge to tip, imitative lashing of
handle, and binding of handle imitating (?) leather.

REMARKS:
Stained.
Contents robbed; small quantity of residue (see sample) on
bottom. Some fruits found in it are probably from the baskets.
No inscription.
No traces of a lid or stopper having been luted to it.
Lid found in Antechamber No. 96, b.