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Small bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 910
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 8 cm (1 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5289
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Nile silt
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: interior slipped; exterior not well smoothed
Vessel Condition: good
Decoration: none
Other: potmark may be volume indicator shaped like >.
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: interior slipped; exterior not well smoothed
Vessel Condition: good
Decoration: none
Other: potmark may be volume indicator shaped like >.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 910 [M/910/g]. Object is not on tomb card (6/04). 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.