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Ovoid R ware jar (flask)
Egyptian
Predynastic
3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 775
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5813.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: R ware
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid (flask)
Rim type: rolled everted
Base: pointed
Surface Condition: typical R ware
Vessel Condition: incomplete in 14 fragments
Decoration: none
Other: vessel broken where labled 775
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid (flask)
Rim type: rolled everted
Base: pointed
Surface Condition: typical R ware
Vessel Condition: incomplete in 14 fragments
Decoration: none
Other: vessel broken where labled 775
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 775 [M/775/f]. 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.