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Beaker

Egyptian
Predynastic, Badarian Period
4500–3800 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, el-Mustagidda, Tomb 464

Medium/Technique Pottery (Nile silt clay)
Dimensions Height: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line By exchange with The British Museum
Accession Number55.53
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionSmall pot with contracted mouth; thick blackware, burnished. Traces horizontal striations.
ProvenanceEl-Mustagidda, tomb 464. 1928-29, excavated by the British Museum Expedition to Egypt; given to the British Museum by the government of Egypt; 1955: acquired by the MFA by exchange with the British Museum.