12019-04-17T02:34:24-07:00Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12332305This object is remarkable not for its trivial purpose or simple construction but for the careful efforts put into its conservation. The hole on its upper body marks a loss. It was originally a “spouted vessel” used to hold and pour liquid. When whole, it resembled the complete Pre-dynastic vessel (ca. 3500 BCE) shown in the accompanying image. Despite missing parts, inexpert mends, scratches, and damage, considerable effort was put into this vessel’s restoration in the early twentieth century when conservation practices weren’t as advanced as they are now. This determination highlights the importance of the vessel to the collector. We find value in the effort that went into making this common, simple vessel whole again.plain2019-05-14T23:14:08-07:00Excavated by William M. Flinders Petrie during an Egypt Exploration Fund project in 1894–1895; acquired by Timothy Hopkins, who donated the work to Stanford prior to 1939Emilia Porubcin63ec028064958b3240cc8e4e010f355faa0c8e12