Squat ovoid jar with handles
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II–III 3650–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, M/982
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Accession Number
13.3845
Medium or Technique
Limestone
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
There are two pierced roll handles. The base is rounded, and the rim is flattened and everted. It is broken and mended. It is broken into two fragments. Fragments are missing.
Provenance
From Mesaid tomb 982 [M/982]. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition