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Black-topped redware jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 66
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 13.8 cm (6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3460
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis shouldered jar is made of black-topped redware. It has a lightly pulled rim.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASN 17/66/7). 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: June 15, 2006)
(Accession Date: June 15, 2006)