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Redware bowl

Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Nagada I–II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 650

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 12 cm (1 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-3-1175
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionWare type: redware
Vessel type: small bowl
Profile: straight
Rim type: plain
Base: flat
Surface Condition: interior burnish worn
Vessel Condition: eleven pieces
Decoration:
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 650. 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.