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Redware jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 749
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 14.5 cm (8 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2904
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: P ware
Vessel type: jar
Profile: globular, ovoid
Rim type: plain, everted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: good condition; nice slip and burnish.
Vessel Condition: hole in base, chipped rim
Decoration: none
Other: narrow neck. Card dated it to Naqada II b.
Vessel type: jar
Profile: globular, ovoid
Rim type: plain, everted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: good condition; nice slip and burnish.
Vessel Condition: hole in base, chipped rim
Decoration: none
Other: narrow neck. Card dated it to Naqada II b.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 749 debris [M/749/a]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)