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Redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 913
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 10 cm (1 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5359
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware (P ware)
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex sides
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: orange color; smoothed but unslipped
Vessel Condition: good; well made
Decoration: none
Other:
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex sides
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: orange color; smoothed but unslipped
Vessel Condition: good; well made
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 913 [M/913/a]. 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.