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Black-topped redware shoulder jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 982
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 18 cm (13 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5461
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: flat
Surface Condition: worn, no lustre
Vessel Condition: not good; small hole in side, half the rim is broken off but stored with the vessel
Decoration:
Other:
Vessel type: tall
Profile: shoulder jar
Rim type: plain everted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: worn, no lustre
Vessel Condition: not good; small hole in side, half the rim is broken off but stored with the vessel
Decoration:
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 982 [M/982/5]. 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.