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Small redware shoulder jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 765
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 7 cm (4 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5478
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware
Vessel type: globular
Profile: shoulder (kind of flask shaped)
Rim type: plain
Base: pointed
Surface Condition: worn; slipped and burnished
Vessel Condition: fair, some rim chips and a small hole in the body
Decoration: none
Other:
Vessel type: globular
Profile: shoulder (kind of flask shaped)
Rim type: plain
Base: pointed
Surface Condition: worn; slipped and burnished
Vessel Condition: fair, some rim chips and a small hole in the body
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 765 [M/765/b]. 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.