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Black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Nagada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 787
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 Number13-3-564
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: B ware
Vessel type: beaker
Profile: cylinder
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition:
Vessel Condition: nearly complete; in 6 (six) fragments
Decoration:
Other:
Vessel type: beaker
Profile: cylinder
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition:
Vessel Condition: nearly complete; in 6 (six) fragments
Decoration:
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 787 [M/787/1]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.