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R ware shoulder jar
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 981
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 25 cm (14 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5548
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: R Ware
Vessel type: Tall
Profile: Shoulder
Rim type: Rolled
Base: Rounded
Surface Condition: Worn. Traces of red slip
Vessel Condition: Few cracks in body
Decoration:
Other: Potmark at rim. Not in Petrie but similar to Petrie Diospolis Plate XXI #63.
Vessel type: Tall
Profile: Shoulder
Rim type: Rolled
Base: Rounded
Surface Condition: Worn. Traces of red slip
Vessel Condition: Few cracks in body
Decoration:
Other: Potmark at rim. Not in Petrie but similar to Petrie Diospolis Plate XXI #63.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 981 [M/981/18]. 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.