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Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, tomb 123

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 11 cm (2 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2654
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBowl with a burnished, rounded base, chipped rim, and a mineral deposit on the interior.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 123 [M/123/1]. 1910: 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)