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Crude dish
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 958
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 11 cm (1 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5378
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: R ware
Vessel type: dish
Profile: concave
Rim type: plain and flaring
Base: concave
Surface Condition: smoothed R ware
Vessel Condition: good
Decoration:
Other: 2 wet incised gashes near rim- might be indications of volume measurement; fingerprints? on exterior surface
Vessel type: dish
Profile: concave
Rim type: plain and flaring
Base: concave
Surface Condition: smoothed R ware
Vessel Condition: good
Decoration:
Other: 2 wet incised gashes near rim- might be indications of volume measurement; fingerprints? on exterior surface
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 958 [M/958/b]. 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.