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Black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 55
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.34979
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack-topped redware beaker with nice haemetite glaze, small flat base, plain rim. Good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 55, no. 3 [M/55/3]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.