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Unslipped redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 666
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 5 cm (4 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5349
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware (P ware)
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: rolled
Base: flat
Surface Condition: unslipped redware; black smudges on exterior; white deposits
Vessel Condition: cracked
Decoration: potmark in the shape of a gash; could be a volume indicator
Other:
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: rolled
Base: flat
Surface Condition: unslipped redware; black smudges on exterior; white deposits
Vessel Condition: cracked
Decoration: potmark in the shape of a gash; could be a volume indicator
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 666 [M/666/3]. 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.