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Redware tall ovoid jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 23, Number 2, M/23/2
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 29 x 19.5 cm (11 7/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.34972
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRedware tall ovoid jar. It has a nicely polished or burnished surface. The base is flat, and the rim is carinated. There is a small chip on the rim. There are fingerprints around the interior shoulder where the potter grabbed the jar to shape the vessel. The surface is worn.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 23, no. 2 [M/23/2]. 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.