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Decorated jar
Egyptian
Predynastic
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 229
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 12 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3011
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOvoid D ware jar with a flat base, and rolled everted rim. Decorated with eight groups of four lines each.
Note: Would be a good MLN candidate
Note: Would be a good MLN candidate
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 229 [M/229/11]. 1910: 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)