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Black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Meris, Cemetery 41, Grave 413
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 13.5 cm (2 3/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3355
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack-topped redware small-shoulder vase with small, flat base; crudely modeled with heavy wear and an uneven, ovular mouth, with two pressure cracks in the rim.
ProvenanceFrom between Meris and Markos, Nubia (Egypt). (ASN 41/413/3, 1908). Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)