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Redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 524
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 26 cm (4 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2559
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware (P ware)
Vessel type: large bowl
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: flat, uneven
Surface Condition: interior streaky slipped and burnished
Vessel Condition: good
Decoration: none
Other:
Vessel type: large bowl
Profile: straight sided
Rim type: plain
Base: flat, uneven
Surface Condition: interior streaky slipped and burnished
Vessel Condition: good
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 524 [M/524/1]. 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)