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Black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 701
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 10 cm (5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-3-995
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: B ware
Vessel type: beaker
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain, mostly missing
Base: very small and rounded
Surface Condition: patches or erosion
Vessel Condition: good; no cracks, but the rim is largely missing
Decoration: none
Other: '19' written on base
Vessel type: beaker
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain, mostly missing
Base: very small and rounded
Surface Condition: patches or erosion
Vessel Condition: good; no cracks, but the rim is largely missing
Decoration: none
Other: '19' written on base
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 701 [M/701/1]. 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.