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Black-topped redware shoulder jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 599
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2878
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Black-topped redware (B ware)
Vessel type: tall
Profile: shoulder jar
Rim type: plain, everted
Base: small and flat
Surface Condition: nicely burnished; black area at top very narrow over half of rim
Vessel Condition: complete in seven fragments
Decoration: none
Other: "19" in black ink on base.
Not on tomb card. Might be 13-3 908
Vessel type: tall
Profile: shoulder jar
Rim type: plain, everted
Base: small and flat
Surface Condition: nicely burnished; black area at top very narrow over half of rim
Vessel Condition: complete in seven fragments
Decoration: none
Other: "19" in black ink on base.
Not on tomb card. Might be 13-3 908
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 599. Not on tomb card, but labeled on the side as 599 and matches 599 in object register. Could be from 699 debris. Possible match in grave photo, upper center left. Or 579; grave photo contains one black topped redware jar.
1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)
Might be from grave 699 or 579 instead.
1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)
Might be from grave 699 or 579 instead.