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Redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 571
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 21.5 cm (3 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2545
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: interior slipped and burnished, exterior plain
Vessel Condition: good; 1 crack in body
Decoration: none
Other: There are two objects with the same number (the other is now M/571/1a). See the tomb card for 571.
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: interior slipped and burnished, exterior plain
Vessel Condition: good; 1 crack in body
Decoration: none
Other: There are two objects with the same number (the other is now M/571/1a). See the tomb card for 571.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 571 [M/571/1]. 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. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)