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Redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I–II
3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 230
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 11.3 x 23.2 cm (4 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2708
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRedware bowl; oval mouth plain rim, flat base, interior burnished in vertical strokes, light red color.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 230 [M/230/3]. 1910: 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: June 2, 2022)