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Redware beaker
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 144
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 7.5 x 9.3 cm (2 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2933
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionR ware; straight sided beaker with short sides; flat base; flat, inverted rim; rough, orangish clay. Very good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 144. 1910-11: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: December 7, 1911)
(Accession date: December 7, 1911)