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Cross-lined bowl with triangle motif
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I Amratian), about 4000–3500 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaeed, Tomb 39
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 8.3 x 17.3 cm (3 1/4 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.315
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBurnished red ware bowl with decoration of hatched triangles on interior in yellowish-white paint; broken and mended.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 39, no. 1 [M/39/1]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; March 2, 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt. No tomb card, but dup. card says that the only object from Tomb 39 is a black-topped beaker M/39/4. However, Dianne Flores notes (6/04) that M/39/1 is correct, based on P. Ehrlich 1910.