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Redware bowl

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4–5
2575–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 2013

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 40 cm (3 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number37.2757
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ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionWare type: redware
Vessel type: bowl
Profile: convex
Rim type: plain
Base: slightly flat
Surface Condition: black speckle
Vessel Condition: very good
Decoration: two incised bands below rim
Other:
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 2013. 1937: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.