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Slender black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 89
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 7.6 cm (4 15/16 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3456
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis jar, of black-topped redware with some polishing, is of slender porporations that flare slightly outward to a straight rim. It has a small, flat base. Worn at base and rim.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASn 17/89/4). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: June 15, 2006)
(Accession Date: June 15, 2006)