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Squat buffware jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 910
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 16 cm (5 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5295
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Buff ware
Vessel type: squat jar
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: rolled everted
Base: rounded
Surface Condition: white deposits all over; greenish tint to slip
Vessel Condition: good, no cracks
Decoration: none
Other:
Vessel type: squat jar
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: rolled everted
Base: rounded
Surface Condition: white deposits all over; greenish tint to slip
Vessel Condition: good, no cracks
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 910, no, 6 [M/910/6]. 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.