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Flare-mouthed beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic, Badarian Period
4500–3800 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, el-Mustagidda, tomb 412
Medium/Technique
Pottery (Nile silt ware)
Dimensions
Height: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
By exchange with The British Museum
Accession Number55.48
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFlaring beaker, soft black ware. Base incomplete.
ProvenanceFrom El-Mustagidda, tomb 412. 1928-29, excavated by the British Museum Expedition to Egypt; given to the British Museum by the government of Egypt; 1955: acquired by the MFA by exchange with the British Museum.