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Redware bowl or dish
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I–III
3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 47
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 17.8 cm (2 3/16 x 7 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2607
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionR ware dish: red-brown straight-sided dish with a flat base (slightly concave) and a flattened or beveled everted rim.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 47 [M/47/12]. 1910: 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)