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Black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 744
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 19.5 x 10.5 cm (7 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-3-708
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: B ware
Vessel type: beaker
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: small flat
Surface Condition: worn and corroding
Vessel Condition: nearly complete, but in eleven fragments
Decoration: none
Other: thick walled. No tomb card
Vessel type: beaker
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: small flat
Surface Condition: worn and corroding
Vessel Condition: nearly complete, but in eleven fragments
Decoration: none
Other: thick walled. No tomb card
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 744 derbis [M/744/b]. 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.