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Black-topped redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 738
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 20 cm (4 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2552
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: B ware
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: slipped and burnished; black band around base
Vessel Condition: one crack on body
Decoration: pot mark on base <>
Other:
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: slipped and burnished; black band around base
Vessel Condition: one crack on body
Decoration: pot mark on base <>
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 738 [M/738/1]. 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. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)