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Kohl pot
Egyptian
Predynastic
3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 924
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 4.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5552
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: B ware?
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: rolled everted
Base: round
Surface Condition: All black, slipped and burnished, but not shiny
Vessel Condition: large area of lower body missing
Decoration: none
Other:
Object registered twice; aka 13-3-1347
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: rolled everted
Base: round
Surface Condition: All black, slipped and burnished, but not shiny
Vessel Condition: large area of lower body missing
Decoration: none
Other:
Object registered twice; aka 13-3-1347
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 924 [M/924/7]. 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.
Object was registered twice; also aka 13-3-1347
Object was registered twice; also aka 13-3-1347