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Thick-walled bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 849
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 12 cm (2 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5483
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Nile silt
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain
Base: flattened
Surface Condition: smoothed Nile silt, turning marks on interior
Vessel Condition:
Decoration:
Other:
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain
Base: flattened
Surface Condition: smoothed Nile silt, turning marks on interior
Vessel Condition:
Decoration:
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 849 [M/849/2]. Object register erroneously assigns this to 809.
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.
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.