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Redware jar
Egyptian
Predynastic
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 217
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 18.5 cm (11 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.3003
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWare type: redware
Body type: shoulder
Rim type: rolled, everted
Base: plain
Surface Condition: four 'bullseye marks on body'
Decoration: vertical burnishing marks
Note: '14' marked on the base.
Body type: shoulder
Rim type: rolled, everted
Base: plain
Surface Condition: four 'bullseye marks on body'
Decoration: vertical burnishing marks
Note: '14' marked on the base.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid tomb 217 [M/217/2]. 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)