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Decorated jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada III, 3300–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 952
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 13 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5313
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: D ware
Vessel type: globular jar
Profile: shoulder
Rim type: plain, everted
Base: flat
Surface Condition:
Vessel Condition: incomplete, and in three fragments
Decoration: decorated with four groups of four red lines arranged diagonally on the shoulder of the vessel.
Other:
Vessel type: globular jar
Profile: shoulder
Rim type: plain, everted
Base: flat
Surface Condition:
Vessel Condition: incomplete, and in three fragments
Decoration: decorated with four groups of four red lines arranged diagonally on the shoulder of the vessel.
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 952, no. 2 [M/952/2]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.