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Black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 40
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 12.3 cm (3 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3359
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack top-redware beaker with a small, badly worn base and heavily worn rim. A white crusty residue covers much of the exterior.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASN 17/40/2). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)