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Black-topped redware bowl
Nubian
A-Group
3100–3000 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Gerf Husein, Cemetery 73, Grave 96
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Rim diameter: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number19.3235
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHighly polished black-topped redware bowl with flat, concave base; ripple burnish; and fire-clouds over the exterior.
ProvenanceFrom Gerf Hussein (ASN 73/96/1). 1908. Excavated by Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the Egyptian government.
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)
(Accession date: May 19, 2006)