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Convex bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Gerf Husein (Mediq), Cemetery 79, Grave 35
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3436
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSmall, fine-walled redware bowl with rounded base; fire-clouds on the exterior and some wear at the thin flat rim. The exterior is horizontally burnished.
ProvenanceFrom Mediq (ASN 79/35/1). 1908. Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: June 12, 2006)
(Accession Date: June 12, 2006)