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R ware jar

Egyptian
Predynastic
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, tomb 98

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 13 cm (9 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3150
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionR ware ovoid jar with a pointed base, narrow neck, and rolled everted rim. Some surface deposits.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 98 [M/98/2]. 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)