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Decorated ware beaker

Egyptian
Late Predynastic Period
Findspot: Egypt, Abadiya

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 11 cm (9 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number99.682
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionCylindrical marl jar, decorated with cross lines in imitation of a net, and impressed half circles below the neck. Everted rolled rim which has been broken and restored. (Note: wire mount placed around the neck)
ProvenanceFrom Abadiya. 1898-1899, excavated by William Mathew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; sent over directly from Cairo on March 9, 1899 by Arthur C. Mace.
(Accessioned on: October 1, 1899)