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Redware shoulder jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I–II
3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 47
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 31.2 x 18.5 cm (12 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3145
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFine redware shoulder jar; shows vertical burnishing; pointed base; rolled everted rim on narrow neck; surface very worn and pitted- flaking off in places.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 47 [M/47/32]. 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)