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Crude jar with lug handle
Egyptian
Predynastic
3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 959
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3128
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: R ware
Vessel type: squat
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: plain
Base: rounded
Surface Condition: burnt; coarse fabric
Vessel Condition: missing large section of rim; condition not great
Decoration: single lug handle remains; sort of ear shaped- pinched up from clay rather than applied
Other:
1. Previously incorrectly identified only through a line drawing of Photo B1962 which has each pot labeled. 671 is not in the object register, nor is there an original tomb card for it.
2. now thought to be M/959; appears drawn on tomb card.
Vessel type: squat
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: plain
Base: rounded
Surface Condition: burnt; coarse fabric
Vessel Condition: missing large section of rim; condition not great
Decoration: single lug handle remains; sort of ear shaped- pinched up from clay rather than applied
Other:
1. Previously incorrectly identified only through a line drawing of Photo B1962 which has each pot labeled. 671 is not in the object register, nor is there an original tomb card for it.
2. now thought to be M/959; appears drawn on tomb card.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 959 [M/959]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)