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Black-topped redware beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 519
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 27.5 x 17 cm (10 13/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-3-1105
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack-topped redware beaker - incomplete in five pieces; plain rim, flat base, worn surface.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 519 [M/519].
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.