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Convex beaker
Egyptian
Predynastic
3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mostagedda, Tomb 464
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
By exchange with The British Museum
Accession Number55.52
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis vessel was hand built and very low fired made from a rough Nile clay. The surface is an uneven black and brown color, the blackening due to smoke stains from firing, or possibly from later use. It is made of brown ware, and burnished with a shiny sheen. In addition to the blackened patches there are also diagonal striations and much surface pitting. The base is rounded, and the rim is inverted. The rim is chipped in some areas. The form suggests a cooking pot and is like much of the earliest of the Badarian materials.
This vase was found at Mostagedda in Middle Egypt, in the province of Assiut. It was excavated in 1928 by Guy Brunton under the auspices of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt. It was acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston as part of an exchange with the British Museum.
This vase was found at Mostagedda in Middle Egypt, in the province of Assiut. It was excavated in 1928 by Guy Brunton under the auspices of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt. It was acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston as part of an exchange with the British Museum.
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From Mostagedda, Tomb 464: Published Mostagedda, Pl. XI, 24
By exchange with British Museum, London
By exchange with British Museum, London