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Black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abadiya, B213
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 17.8 cm (13 3/8 x 7 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number99.707
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionLarge black topped redware beaker; surface worn and body cracked throughout but whole. Flaring plain rim, flat base.
ProvenanceFrom Abadiya, B213. 1898-1899, excavated by William Mathew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; sent over directly from Cairo on March 9, 1899 by Arthur C. Mace.
(Accessioned on: October 1, 1899)
(Accessioned on: October 1, 1899)