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Redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Nagada I–II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 646
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 25 cm (4 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-3-663
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware (P Ware)
Vessel type: large bowl
Profile: convex sides
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: burnished interior, exterior; streaky
Vessel Condition: six fragments; good; 95% complete
Decoration:
Other: potmark near base
Vessel type: large bowl
Profile: convex sides
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: burnished interior, exterior; streaky
Vessel Condition: six fragments; good; 95% complete
Decoration:
Other: potmark near base
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 646. 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.