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Decorated jar
Egyptian
Predynastic
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 226
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 12 cm (5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3004
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: D-ware
Body type: shoulder
Rim type: rolled, everted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: hole in side of body
Decoration: red lines around shoulder
Body type: shoulder
Rim type: rolled, everted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: hole in side of body
Decoration: red lines around shoulder
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 226 [M/226/1]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)