Squat Jar with Lug Handles
Cleveland Museum of Art

Squat Jar with Lug Handles

2950–2573 BCE

pegmatitic hornblende diorite
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The stone used for this vessel, a pegmatitic hornblende diorite whose white crystals contain a faint tint of pink, indicates it must have been considered a luxury item.

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