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Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abadiya, R112

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 17.5 cm (3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number99.685
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionMarl bowl with plain rim and heavy incrustation on the exterior. Pot mark on exterior resembles a double trident. (Note: pot mark is the same as Ashmolean cat. #309, from Naqada)
ProvenanceFrom Abadiya, R 112. 1898-1899, excavated by William Mathew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; sent over directly from Cairo on March 1, 1899 by Arthur C. Mace.
(Accessioned on: October 1, 1899)