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Conical lid with white filled incised dots

Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2504/5

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 8.5 cm (1 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3963
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionWare type: Thick gray ware
Decoration: three triangular registers of white filled dots
Other: Imitation of Nubian style, found primarily in Naqada I contexts.





ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2504/5. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.