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Convex-sided bowl with flat base
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Gerf Husein (Mediq), Cemetery 7, Grave 135
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3448
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionGlobular deep redware bowl of straw-tempered Nile silt; horizontal burnish and dark red slip over the interior and exterior; a set of drilled repair holes near the rim and fire clouds over the base; some wear at the rim and vegetable matter adhered to the interior surface.
ProvenanceFrom Mediq (ASN79/135/11). 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)