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Offering table
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Nagada I–II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 646
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 33 cm (8 7/16 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3668
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: red ware (P ware)
Vessel type: offering table
Profile: conical stand
Rim type: flattened, everted
Base: rolled
Surface Condition: unslipped
Vessel Condition: 9 total fragments; nearly complete
Decoration:
Other: 5 holes pierced through base stand
Vessel type: offering table
Profile: conical stand
Rim type: flattened, everted
Base: rolled
Surface Condition: unslipped
Vessel Condition: 9 total fragments; nearly complete
Decoration:
Other: 5 holes pierced through base stand
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 646 [M/646/11]. 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. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)