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Small redware jar

Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I–II
3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 127

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 8 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2887
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionSmall redware shoulder jar (pinkish red terracotta?); fine fabric but unpolished. Surface corroded. Small flat base, rolled everted rim.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 127 [M/127/1]: object not assigned a number on tomb card, but appears first, so given the designation of 1. 1910: eexcavated 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)