Cylinder beaker with net pattern
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1 (?)
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 33
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 10 cm (10 1/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.2963
Medium or Technique
Pottery
Not On View
Collections
Africa and Oceania, The Ancient World
Classifications
Redware (P ware); cylinder beaker; flat base; rolled, everted rim. Painted with red net design; impressed scalloped design near rim. Good condition; missing 25% of rim; crack at base.
Provenance
From Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 33. 1910-11: 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: December 7, 1911)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition