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Redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 155, b, M/155/b
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 8.5 x 14 cm (3 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.34983
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware (P ware)
Vessel type: Bowl
Profile: convex sided
Rim type: plain, inverted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: slipped and polished
Vessel Condition: good, complete
Decoration: none
Other:
Vessel type: Bowl
Profile: convex sided
Rim type: plain, inverted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: slipped and polished
Vessel Condition: good, complete
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 155, possibly from debris [M/155/b]. 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.