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Cross-lined bowl with zigzags
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I (Amratian)
about 4000–3500 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery: Nile silt ware
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 12.5 x 18 cm (4 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1818
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDeep bowl of reddish Nile silt, with red slip and white painted, linear decoration of triangles and chevrons.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Sheikh Ali. 1904: purchased for the MFA in Qena, Egypt from Ghirgas by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (04.1814-04.1819) for £5. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1904)