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Black-topped redware wide mouthed jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 935
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 9 cm (4 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5397
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Black-topped redware (B ware)
Vessel type: wide mouthed globular jar
Profile: shoulder
Rim type: plain
Base: small, flat
Surface Condition: worn; streaky burnishing
Vessel Condition: nearly complete in 2 fragments
Decoration: none
Other:
Vessel type: wide mouthed globular jar
Profile: shoulder
Rim type: plain
Base: small, flat
Surface Condition: worn; streaky burnishing
Vessel Condition: nearly complete in 2 fragments
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 935 [M/935/9]. 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.