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R ware jar (flask)

Egyptian
Predynastic
3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 775

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 8.5 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5413
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionWare type: R ware
Vessel type: globular
Profile: ovoid
Rim type: rolled everted
Base: pointed
Surface Condition: typical R ware; fire blackened at base
Vessel Condition: complete; 1 rim chip missing
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 775 [M/775/c]. 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.