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Dish
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, tomb 123
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 11 cm (2 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2655
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSmall, oval-shaped redware dish with a thick, rounded base and burnished interior. Some surface cracking.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 123 [M/123/4]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)