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Redware bowl
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 646
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 22 cm (6 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-3-524
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: Redware
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain, inverted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: streaky vertical slip
Vessel Condition: complete in 10 fragments
Decoration: none
Other:
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain, inverted
Base: flat
Surface Condition: streaky vertical slip
Vessel Condition: complete in 10 fragments
Decoration: none
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 646 [M/646/13]. 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.